National Health Insurance in South Africa
Costings and Evaluation of NHI
The original costing for the post-Polokwane NHI proposals was prepared for COSATU by Sule Calikoglu and Patrick Bond and is dated August 2008. It was initially not in the public domain but can now be downloaded from:
http://www.amandlapublishers.co.za/special-features/the-nhi-debate/214-preliminary-costing-estimates-for-national-health-insurance
A more recent version, dated June 2009, was circulated for the IDASA Roundtable in January 2010: “Costs/Benefits Estimates for National Health Insurance. A summary analysis submitted to the Congress of SA Trade Unions. 7 June 2009”. An electronic version has not been found on the web.
No developments in the public domain yet in 2010 – see 2009.
No developments in the public domain yet in 2010 – see 2009.
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“The special series of NHI Notes will deal with some of the key issues in the current debate and will be sent out regularly in order to stimulate a more informed debate on this very important issue.” Papers that can be downloaded from the site include:
- Demand for Healthcare and Health Insurance in South Africa
- The Extent of Current Cross-Subsidisation in the SA Health System
- NHI Note 1: Key Features of the Current NHI Proposal
- NHI Note 2: South Africa's Burden of Disease
- NHI Note 3: What does the demand for healthcare look like in SA?
- NHI Note 4: Supply Constraints
- NHI Note 5: Rationing as a Response to Supply Side Constraints
- NHI Note 6: Cancer and the NHI: Cost Constraints and Opportunities
“A full costing and economic impact assessment of the proposed South African National Health Insurance (NHI) plan on behalf of the Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA).”
Not yet in the public domain.
No developments in the public domain yet in 2010 – see 2009.
Produced for IMSA by
Professor Heather McLeod
4 February 2010
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