National Health Insurance
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND.
National Health Insurance is a noble and noteworthy programme or exercise that was formulated by the government in order to address the pressing problems that have dogged the Health Care industry for decades on end. South Africa was poised at the threshold of implementing important and much obligatory alterations to its health structure; an alteration hinging on the ideology of communal commonality, even-handedness and equality. A National Health Insurance (NHI) was the medium that was proposed to put this change into fruition and as was anticipated to have a permanent and inveterate influence on the wellbeing of all South Africans. The guiding principle of NHI was to make certain that all and sundry had right to use apposite, competent and superior health care services. Proposed to be ushered in a time frame of about 14 years, such a scheme would need momentous revamp of the current service delivery systems, organizational and administrative structures.
This essay will attempt to comprehend the consultation process followed before implementation, advancement and prospective strategies for the introduction of the NHI in South Africa.
In view of the fact that the NHI Green Paper was launched in August 2011 significant development has been evident in putting together the ultimate NHI policy and in preparing South Africa’s health structure for the materialization of NHI. This essay will also delve into the growth in opposition to the main characteristics of the NHI’s progress as stated in the Green Paper. It also looks at contributions on important aspects and programmes that have been ear-marked for the thriving execution of NHI. It is inclusive of the following, along with others, administrative changes, hospital reimbursement reforms, formation of the Office for Health Standards Compliance; making sure that there is a national health facility audit, quality enhancement and accreditation, and reinforcement of district health
National Health Insurance is a noble and noteworthy programme or exercise that was formulated by the government in order to address the pressing problems that have dogged the Health Care industry for decades on end. South Africa was poised at the threshold of implementing important and much obligatory alterations to its health structure; an alteration hinging on the ideology of communal commonality, even-handedness and equality. A National Health Insurance (NHI) was the medium that was proposed to put this change into fruition and as was anticipated to have a permanent and inveterate influence on the wellbeing of all South Africans. The guiding principle of NHI was to make certain that all and sundry had right to use apposite, competent and superior health care services. Proposed to be ushered in a time frame of about 14 years, such a scheme would need momentous revamp of the current service delivery systems, organizational and administrative structures.
This essay will attempt to comprehend the consultation process followed before implementation, advancement and prospective strategies for the introduction of the NHI in South Africa.
In view of the fact that the NHI Green Paper was launched in August 2011 significant development has been evident in putting together the ultimate NHI policy and in preparing South Africa’s health structure for the materialization of NHI. This essay will also delve into the growth in opposition to the main characteristics of the NHI’s progress as stated in the Green Paper. It also looks at contributions on important aspects and programmes that have been ear-marked for the thriving execution of NHI. It is inclusive of the following, along with others, administrative changes, hospital reimbursement reforms, formation of the Office for Health Standards Compliance; making sure that there is a national health facility audit, quality enhancement and accreditation, and reinforcement of district health