Private sector no need to suffer for NHI

GAUTENG – Momentum Health Services says the government will not need to raise taxes to fund the National Health Insurance (NHI) if it allows the private sector to expand its affordable healthcare solutions. Currently, medical schemes are not allowed to offer low-cost benefit options. Momentum said that allowing the private sector to introduce low-cost health insurance would also take an additional burden off public healthcare facilities, arguing that the private sector does not have to be killed to introduce the NHI.