New Research on Legal Issues from University of Cape Town Summarized (South African healthcare reforms towards universal healthcare – where to next?): Legal Issues

2024 APR 04 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily -- Investigators discuss new findings in agriculture. According to news reporting from the University of Cape Town by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “The National Assembly approval of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill represents an important milestone, but there are many uncertainties concerning its implementation and timeline.”

The news editors obtained a quote from the research from University of Cape Town: “The challenges faced by the South African healthcare system are huge, and we cannot afford to wait for NHI to address them all. It is critical that the process of strengthening the health system to advance universal healthcare (UHC) begins now, and there are several viable initiatives that can be implemented without delay. This article examines potential scenarios after the Bill is passed and ways in which UHC could be advanced.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “It begins with an overview of the trajectory of health system reform since 1994, then examines the scenarios that may emerge once the Bill is passed by Parliament and makes a case for finding ways in which UHC could be advanced within the country, regardless of any legal or financial barriers that may delay or limit NHI implementation.”

For more information on this research see: South African healthcare reforms towards universal healthcare - where to next?. South African Medical Journal, 2024,114(3). (South African Medical Journal - http://www.samj.org.za). The publisher for South African Medical Journal is South African Medical Association.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2024.v114i3.1571.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting T Wilkinson, Health Economics Unit, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Additional authors for this research include G Solanki, N G Myburgh, J E Cornell, V Brijlal.

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