JOHANNESBURG: South Africa is moving ahead with implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) bill, President Cyril Ramaphosa said. The NHI aims to provide universal coverage through a major overhaul of South Africa's two-tier system. "We have highlighted the social and economic value of affordable, accessible, quality healthcare that is available equally to all South Africans," Ramaphosa said, at the ANC policy meeting.
The legislation will gradually limit the role of private insurance, create a new public fund to provide free access for citizens, and set the fees and prices that private healthcare suppliers can charge for NHI-funded benefits. — Reuters
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