Medical aids are out under the NHI — even if it means the end of the GNU

Once the NHI is fully rolled out, medical aids will only be allowed to cover top-up services that the NHI doesn’t pay for 25 August 2024 – 16:22 By Mia Malan Section 33 of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act (https://bhekisisa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/NHI-Act.pdf) — the part that says medical aids in their current form will be scrapped, as they won’t be allowed to cover the same services as the NHI — is staying as is, even if it costs South Africa its government of national unity (GNU), health minister Aaron Motsoaledi told Bhekisisa…