Lawmakers Pass Contentious South African Health Insurance Law.

HEALTH insurance laws; SOUTH Africans; NATIONAL health insurance; HEALTH insurance; INCOME tax

The National Health Insurance Bill aims to ensure all South Africans have access to quality health care services and provides for the establishment of a fund that will be used to pay for almost all medical treatment from accredited providers, with rates to be determined by the state. (Bloomberg) -- South Africa's National Assembly approved a new law that will pave the way for the introduction of universal health insurance, a plan its critics argue will be financially unsustainable and impossible to implement effectively. [Extracted from the article]

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