Constitutional Court fires a warning shot across NHI’s bow
The top court struck down the state’s certificate-of-need scheme. It serves as a warning to NHI’s architects: good intentions aren’t enough…
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While legal challenges to NHI play out, it’s crucial that the healthcare system remains stable, functioning – and moving forwards…
R135bn later, members still face huge medical bills
PMBs cover 271 conditions and cost medical schemes R135bn a year – but complex rules mean members can still face massive out-of-pocket costs…
Ramaphosa is head-in-the-clouds over NHI
Despite the president’s assertions, neither the Freedom Charter nor the UN say that the ANC’s NHI is the only option to achieve universal health…
NHI is a fantasy fix for a broken system
Alex van den Heever says NHI lacks the legal, fiscal and constitutional foundations to work, while urgent health reforms have been sidelined.…
Market smashes Discovery’s growth forecasts
Discovery’s CEO has brushed off a market bruising, with a growth target of 15%-20% from here on out…
Discovery, six years and R15bn later, makes bank
Discovery poured R15bn into launching its bank. With SA’s fragile economy squeezing its medical business, it’s a good thing the bank is in the…
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