Draft South African Law Sets Stage for National Health Insurance
The Nelson Mandela Childrens Hospital in Johannesburg
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South Africa’s government published a draft law that will enable the establishment of a mandatory national health insurance system that will provide cover to all citizens.
The bill proposes setting up a national health insurance fund that would buy healthcare services on behalf of all its members, according to a copy published on the government’s website on Thursday. The fund would be the sole state purchaser of health services and determine the nation’s healthcare costs, it said.