The National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill will be signed into law today by President Cyril Ramaphosa. 

According to the presidency, the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill directs the transformation of  South Africa’s healthcare system to achieve universal coverage for health services and, through this, overcome critical socio-economic imbalances and inequities of the past.

The signing ceremony will take place at the Union Buildings, Pretoria, at 14h00. 

 What is the NHI Bill, and how will NHI benefit South Africans?

• The NHI fund will cover South Africans of all races, rich or poor and legal long-term residents.
• There will be one pool of healthcare funding for private and public healthcare providers alike.
• The cost of our healthcare system, which is currently the most expensive in the world, will be reduced.
• When people visit healthcare facilities, there will be no fees charged because the NHI fund will cover the costs of people’s medical care in the same way that medical aids do for their members.
• NHI will narrow the gap between the rich and poor in terms of healthcare standards.

South Africans will no longer be required to contribute directly to a medical health scheme to get quality health care. 

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