Health Minister dismisses 'ridiculous' report regarding ANC compromising on NHI

Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi has dismissed a City Press report claiming that the African National Congress (ANC) intends to propose a compromise on the implementation of the contentious National Health Insurance (NHI).The publication together with its sister publication, Rapport reported that the ANC during its first Cabinet Lekgotla of 2025, plans to propose that all employees must join a medical aid scheme to lower health insurance costs and ease the public health system’s strain.It was further added that the ANC hopes the proposal will appease other parties who form part of the…