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The National Health Insurance (NHI), for which membership will be compulsory, is a funding scheme that aims to address healthcare inequity in South Africa. The scheme will do this by creating a fund that the government will use to buy healthcare services at set fees from accredited public and private health providers. The NHI has not yet been legislated — the health department is hoping to have the NHI Bill approved by parliament by the end of 2022.

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[WATCH] Who will pay for the NHI — will it work like your medical aid?

By Mia Malan and Dylan Bush

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Just like your medical scheme, the National Health Insurance scheme will buy health services on your behalf. But in new ways.

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Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work.

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Dylan Bush is Bhekisisa's production and multimedia manager.

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