High Court ruling on certificate of need not linked to NHI

Last week, the Pretoria High Court overturned the certificate of need requirement that controls where doctors work and healthcare facilities are set up. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi clarified that this judgment is unrelated to the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme. The certificate of need was part of the National Health Act, introduced 20 years before the NHI Act. The court…

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