Both the Department of Health and Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health have reacted to the Constitutional Court’s declaration that sections 36 to 40 of the National Health Act are unconstitutional, rejecting claims that the ruling has any bearing on the National Health Insurance Act.
NHI is not affected, says department
The Department of Health moved quickly to distance the ruling from the NHI, with spokesperson Foster Mohale cautioning against what he described as deliberate misinformation.
“It is also important to clarify that the judgment is not a judgment relating to the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act,” Mohale said.
“The sections in question were passed by Parliament 23 years ago and have never been brought into effect.”
He said the attempt to link the two was misleading.
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