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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 Bill was passed in the National Assembly in June 2023. It has to go to the National Council of Provinces for approval.

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

Mia Malan and Dylan Bush

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Mia Malan and Dylan Bush

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

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.

Dylan Bush worked at Bhekisisa from February 2016 to September 2023.

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