NHI legal battles are inevitable: Here's everything you need to know about the act

16 May

Mtho Maphumulo and Cohen Grootboom

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President Cyril Ramaphosa and delegates are seen at the public signing into the law of the National Health Insurance Bill at the Union Buildings on 15 May 2024 in Pretoria. The bill aims to direct the transformation of South Africa's health care system to achieve universal coverage for health services and overcome critical socioeconomic imbalances and inequities of the past

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President Ramaphosa has promulgated the National Health Insurance (“NHI”) Act (“the act”). The NHI, in its bill form, has been controversial since its introduction and has attracted significant critique from various stakeholders. It is therefore likely that the Act will be the subject of fierce litigation, sooner or later.

READ: Legal teams ready to challenge NHI Bill in court as Ramaphosa prepares for signing

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