Medical aid schemes will be allowed to exist when National Health Insurance is rolled out, after employers or employees have paid their premiums for the fund, says health minister Zweli Mkhize.
He also said that the private medical industry was lobbying against NHI but he would not allow them to derail it
“Are you saying because of private self-interest, must we compromise the lives of South Africans?”
Mkhize was talking at a presentation that discussed a detailed report giving feedback on 11 NHI pilot projects that showed mixed success and failure…..more
