National Health Act Ruling Challenges NHI Implementation

South Africa’s business and healthcare sectors are absorbing the fallout from a landmark apex court decision. The Constitutional Court has unanimously struck down the Department of Health’s controversial plan to regulate where private healthcare providers can operate. This definitive National Health Act ruling declares the “certificate of need” (CON) provisions to be irrational. The court found the provisions unconstitutional and…

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