Abstract
Health care in South Africa is undergoing substantial changes with rising pressure on both the public and private sectors. Medical inflation has been soaring rendering healthcare increasingly unaffordable and medical schemes have had to adapt their traditional business models. This paper looks at the current structure of the healthcare market; it examines the new legislation introduced by government, and assesses future directions of healthcare in South Africa.
Highlights
Creating good healthcare services to serve an entire nation takes time and resources
The South African government is faced with four challenging problems in the healthcare market: 1. The public sector does not have the resources to provide adequate healthcare to the large population not covered by private medical cover
Predicting the exact direction that the health plans will move in South Africa is not easy because so many factors are at play, but we do know that the private healthcare market will be moving towards reducing costs
Summary
Health care in South Africa is undergoing substantial changes with rising pressure on both the public and private sectors. This paper looks at the current structure of the healthcare market; it examines the new legislation introduced by government, and assesses future directions of healthcare in South Africa
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