DA slams state's invasion of private health care

Zille argues that NHI will deepen failiures of pubilic sector

I refer to the Saturday Star Article by Xolani Mbanjwa 20th June 2009

Its amazing that a heated debate has to take place in Parliament of the failing health system and the high cost of private health care and the ever increasing costs of medical aids and their continuing reduction of benefits.

It should be understood by all that while the previous ANC government was making its mind up about antivirals and ego's were flying left right and back, lives were being lost in the hundreds of thousands. The patients bill of rights if it is ]going to be worth the paper it is written on should include the sick to,(and be honoured) and include not only right wing politicians, who listened to crack pot sweet foreign talking so called specialists with questionable back grounds. but include all opinions.

The Industry requires total transparency. And a good start would be to give a tax benefit to

the employed for payments to the health scheme against claims/benefits.

The ANC's Chairman Zweli Mkhize for the sub committee on Education on Health has

There is no doubt that the state hospitals lack funding or adequate ability to fiscally manage their resources relative to the staff patient load. Outsourcing the states facilities might be an option.

A similar method of handling day to day emergencies is to use private hospitals. Claims can be managed as they are done similar to workman compensation. The national health will only apply to South African citizens. Management of collection of National heath can be done on a similar model to a the medical aid infrastructure in South Africa.