Health Funders Association launches legal challenge against the NHI Act
Johannesburg, 05 June 2025: The Health Funders Association (HFA) has launched a legal challenge against key aspects of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act. While HFA supports the goal of universal health coverage (UHC), it believes that the NHI Act is unaffordable, unworkable and unconstitutional.
Health Funders Association welcomes Competition Tribunal finding on PCR test pricing case
The Health Funders Association (HFA) welcomes the outcome of the Exceptions hearing by the Competition Tribunal, which ruled in its favour on eight of the nine grounds of exception raised by the pathology laboratories.
HFA: "NHI Bill threatens all citizens’ constitutional rights"
The NHI Bill presented to President Cyril Ramaphosa cannot be permitted, as in its current form, it will infringe the rights of all South Africans by destroying the South African healthcare system.
Why Medical Scheme Tax Credits must stay
The recent announcement by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in his budget speech that medical scheme tax credits will remain intact is a tacit acknowledgment of their vital role in sustaining South Africa’s healthcare system.
From the desk of the CEO
11 April 2025
- Insight Journal Club
- Engagement with CMR re SARS data requests
- DTIC Block Exemption meeting invitation
- DH RAF appeal
- SAMA NHI court challenge
- Axess Health special offer
- CompCom guidelines
From the desk of the CEO
04 April 2025
- SAMA Health Policy Dialogue
- CMS Policy Roundtable
- FWA
- BUSA
- PCR
- Submissions
- Policy Updates
From the desk of the CEO
28 March 2025
- CMS Policy Roundtable
- Nominations for HFA’s Board of Directors
- HFA Member CF
- HFA Working Group
- UPFS increases
- VBC
HFA Matters
December 2024
In this edition of HFA Matters, we delve into the critical activities shaping our industry over the past quarter.