NHI Bill: Refugees, inmates, selected foreigners and all children to benefit
8 August 2019
Inmates, refugees, permanent residents and all children in South Africa will all have access to National Health Insurance (NHI), according to the bill that was introduced to Parliament on Thursday.
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said the introduction of the NHI Bill in the National Assembly brought the country one step closer to fulfilling a constitutional obligation - to provide quality universal healthcare for all.
According to the bill, NHI which will be funded by and large by taxpayers, will also be a service provided to a number of non-South African citizens.
This may include individual foreigners determined by the minister of home affairs, after consultation with the minister and the minister of finance, by notice in the Gazette, the bill states.