NHI could make economy sick
20 January 2016 - 02:38
The cost of the proposed national health insurance scheme has been vastly underestimated, could cripple the economy and would be an added burden on the taxpayer. This is according to Jasson Urbach, an economist and a director of the Free Market Foundation.The NHI, according to a government policy document - a "white paper" - would be a state-administered fund that paid for all healthcare, leading to the demise of most medical aid schemes.
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