Robert Yates, Executive Director of the Centre for Universal Health at Chatham House, believes that fears of medical professionals and taxpayers leaving South Africa due to the National Health Insurance (NHI) system are overplayed.
The South African Department of Health has responded to concerns raised about the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme, assuring citizens that the scheme is affordable and will not destroy the private healthcare sector.
Discovery Health CEO Ryan Noach has warned that South Africa’s National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme will result in significantly higher taxes for taxpayers while reducing their healthcare entitlement by 72%, potentially leading to a tax revolt.