If the government allowed the private sector to expand its affordable healthcare solutions, it wouldn't need to raise additional taxes to fund the initial rollout of the National Health Insurance, according to Momentum Health Solutions.
Momentum Health Solutions says the state won't need to raise additional taxes to fund the primary care rollout of NHI if it allows the private sector to expand to low-income markets.If the government allowed the private sector to expand its affordable healthcare solutions, it wouldn't need to raise additional taxes to fund the initial rollout of the National Health Insurance , according to Momentum Health Solutions.
The company - which administers several medical schemes in SA that serve approximately a fifth of the medical aid population - says the state does not need to kill the private sector to achieve universal healthcare coverage. If anything, the continued existence of low-cost health insurance and allowing medical schemes to offer the same would take an additional"burden" off the public healthcare facilities, it said on Monday.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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