National health insurance reform in South Africa

Okore Okorafor ()

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 2012, vol. 10, issue 3, 189-200

Abstract: An NHI tax may have a very small impact on the demand for private health insurance. Although additional financial resources will be raised through a payroll tax under the proposed NHI reform, systemic problems within the South African health system can adversely affect the ability of the NHI to translate additional finances into better quality healthcare. If these systemic challenges are not adequately addressed, the introduction of a payroll tax could introduce inefficiencies within the South African health system. Copyright Springer International Publishing AG 2012

Date: 2012
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