Sama Questions Rush

Sector: Six Years After Health Report, Minister To Implement It

- Ina Opperman

The South African Medical Association is questioning the health minister's "sudden move" to implement the recommendations of the Health Market Inquiry and finds his delayed response after six years "troubling".

The Health Funders Association, on the other hand, says it is "encouraged by the minister's commitment to revisit the recommendations".

Responding to weekend reports that the ANC has reached a compromise on the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI), Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi said he will elaborate on the way forward with the recommendations.

The Competition Commission initiated a market inquiry into the state of competition in the private health care sector in November 2013.

The final report of the Health Market Inquiry, chaired by former chief justice Sandile Ngcobo, was published in September 2019. Only limited progress was made to implement the recommendations.