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Ideological rift deepens between DA and ANC over National Health InsuranceTime to read: 02:26 minutes
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Type of article: News
MedED Catalogue Reference: MNHI0019
Category: News
Category Cross-reference: NHI| Health Policy
Keywords: NHI, GNU, DA
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21 October 2024
Editorial by Linda Ravenhill
Tensions within South Africa's government of national unity have intensified over the proposed National Health Insurance scheme, highlighting fundamental ideological divisions between the African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance. Recent reports indicate a significant clash between the two parties over the NHI, an initiative that is central to both parties' political platforms but for vastly different reasons.
The ANC, championing socialist policies, sees the NHI as a way to provide equal healthcare access for all South Africans, a cornerstone of its vision for a more equitable society. The party is intent on phasing out private medical schemes by 2029, promising voters universal access to sophisticated healthcare services akin to those offered in the private sector.
The DA sees the phasing out of medical schemes as an existential threat to market-driven healthcare, which it believes serves as an essential alternative to state healthcare. The party has signalled that it will continue to vigorously oppose the NHI, viewing it as a "hill to die on" in its fight to protect private healthcare interests.
This story was compiled from various sources, including:
21 October 2024 | The Citizen | NHI dispute sparks rift between ANC and DA in GNU
21 October 2024 | The Citizen | The DA must box clever with NHI
18 October 2024 | BusinessLive | NHI is elephant in GNU room, says PSG
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