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[FROM THE ARCHIVES] The NHI Bill Explained

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04 September
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿญ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต. Until recently, a National Health Insurance (NHI) has been little understood and much feared. But South Africans agree that medical care is expensive with private schemes beyond the reach of most, and about 85% of people depending on a crumbling public healthcare system. We sit down with Dr Nicholas Crisp, the man brought in to set up the NHI's administrative and operational capacity for the Department of Health to get a glimpse inside the real hope that the NHI could herald for the future. Your favourite episodes are now available on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/carteblanchetv