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  2. National Health Insurance (South Africa) - Wikipedia

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    The National Health Insurance Act, 2023 (Act No. 20 of 2023) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa, which establishes a South African national health insurance system, commonly referred to as NHI, with the aim of "pooling public revenue in order to actively and strategically purchase health care services" and creating a "single framework throughout the Republic for the public funding and ...

  3. Why South Africa's health insurance is causing ructions - AOL

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    South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved a controversial new law that will lead to the biggest shake-up in the health sector since the end of the racist system of apartheid 30 years ago.

  4. Health insurance - Wikipedia

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    Health insurance. Health insurance or medical insurance (also known as medical aid in South Africa) is a type of insurance that covers the whole or a part of the risk of a person incurring medical expenses. As with other types of insurance, risk is shared among many individuals. By estimating the overall risk of health risk and health system ...

  5. Healthcare in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The public system serves the vast majority of the population. Authority and service delivery are divided between the national Department of Health, provincial health departments, and municipal health departments. [1] In 2017, South Africa spent 8.1% of GDP on health care, or US$499.2 per capita.

  6. A new South Africa health law aims at deep inequality, but ...

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    South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday signed into law a bill that aims to overhaul the healthcare system to address deep inequality, but it faces legal challenges from critics. The ...

  7. South Africa's health insurance law set to face legal challenges

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    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's main opposition party, joined by some labour and business groups, said on Tuesday it would go to court to fight a bill aimed at providing universal health ...

  8. Health disparities in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Racial and ethnic health disparities continue to persist between the five largest racial groups in South Africa's post-Apartheid era. [3] Research from 2018 on South Africans ages 50 years or older indicated that Black South Africans have disproportionately poorer cognitive functioning. [3] Coloured South Africans also have a disproportionate ...

  9. List of countries by health insurance coverage - Wikipedia

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    Health spending by country. Percent of GDP ( Gross domestic product ). For example: 11.2% for Canada in 2022. 16.6% for the United States in 2022. [11] Total healthcare cost per person. Public and private spending. US dollars PPP. For example: $6,319 for Canada in 2022. $12,555 for the US in 2022.

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