Value-based care could help South Africa improve private healthcare affordability before National Health Insurance (NHI) disputes are resolved, an industry commentary argues. The commentary urges medical schemes, funders and providers to redesign payment arrangements within existing frameworks. It contends that pooling funds under NHI will not control costs unless purchasing incentives also change. A larger purchaser paying for each service…
Tag: Value-Based Care
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Digital Health Transformation: A New Era of Care
South Africa’s health system is shifting fast. Clinical demand is rising. Patient expectations are changing. Technology is now good enough to remove distance, time and cost from many first points of care. Digitisation is no longer a plan. It is already reshaping care delivery. The real question is governance. Leaders must decide whether to roll out digital health deliberately, fairly,…
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Medical Aid Tax Credit Cut Could Reshape SA’s Private Healthcare
South Africa’s healthcare funding model may be nearing a defining break point. The proposed withdrawal of medical aid tax credits, starting with high-income earners in 2026 and extending to all taxpayers by 2027, is framed as a revenue-raising measure to support the National Health Insurance (NHI). But it is also a structural shift in how healthcare is financed. The change…