Legal challenges loom as general election set for end of month in country with two-tier healthcare system, a legacy of apartheid era
Mr Ramaphosa signed the National Health Insurance Bill on Wednesday afternoon after a surprise announcement on Monday that it would become law this week.
Under the new law, hospitals, doctors, nurses and all health professionals will be paid directly by the state. Mr Ramaphosa insisted his government was “not mad” to sign the Bill into law, saying the financial responsibilities of the new system could be navigated to achieve healthcare equity for all South Africans.
South Africa’s medical aid representative body, the Board of Healthcare Funders, has called aspects of the new law “unconstitutional and unlawful”.
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