The National Health Insurance (NHI) is South Africa’s strategy to achieve universal health coverage. The NHI is a centralised, national insurance fund from which the government will buy healthcare services from healthcare providers in both public and private sectors.

On 12 June 2023, the National Assembly (NA) passed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. The NHI Bill seeks to provide universal access to health care services in the country in accordance with the National Health Insurance White Paper and the Constitution of South Africa.

What are the main objectives of the NHI? NHI aims to achieve Universal Health Coverage for all South Africans. This specifically refers to financial health coverage. It aims to provide equity and social solidarity through pooling of risks and funds. It will create one public health fund with

The NHI is a Fund, paid by our taxes, from which the government will buy health care services for all of us who live in the country from health care providers in the public sector and private sector. This means when you feel unwell, you can go to your nearest GP or clinic of your choice that has a contract with NHI and not worry about the cost ...

NHIF provides health insurance services through an online service portal.

What is the NHI Bill and how will NHI benefit South Africans? The NHI fund will cover South Africans of all races, rich or poor and legal long-term residents. There will be one pool of healthcare funding for private and public healthcare providers alike.

2020年1月29日 · The vision of NHI is to establish an NHI Fund as a single purchaser, where the majority of public funding for personal health services is pooled into the Fund

2019年8月8日 · Who will be paying for the NHI? While the bill is still light on some specifics around funding for the NHI, it is clear that South African taxpayers will be paying for a portion of the service....

NHI is a health financing system that is designed to pool funds together to provide access to quality and affordable personal health services to all South Africans based on their health needs, irrespective of their socio-economic status.

2023年8月16日 · NHI is a health financing system that is designed to pool funds to provide access to affordable personal health services. In South Africa, the contemplated implementation of NHI is intended to...