NHI Bill public comments

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Submitted	first-name	support	top-concern	message
2025-08-16 12:30:12 +02:00	Mandy	No I do not	Ch.3 Establishment, Functions and Powers of the NHI
2025-08-15 23:13:47 +02:00	Philipos	Yes I do	Ch.8 Operational provisions	Now all will have health benefits
2025-08-15 16:06:44 +02:00	Ashley	No I do not	Ch.3 Establishment, Functions and Powers of the NHI
2025-08-14 20:16:08 +02:00	lizaduplessis22@gmai	No I do not	Other
2025-08-05 07:34:19 +02:00	Miles	No I do not	Other	Nothing the govt does or proposes is to be trusted... State capture Chapter 2.
2025-07-26 15:38:07 +02:00	J	No I do not	Ch.10 Financial matters	The current public health care is riddled with corruption and theft. Public Hospitals are beyond repair, health care staff are leaving, newly qualified doctors are not employed. How on earth is taking new hospitals on board going to help? Taxes go up up. The middle class cannot cope with another burden.
2025-07-25 08:06:24 +02:00	Danie	No I do not	Other	THIS WILL DESTROY THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY AND LEAVE EVERYONE IN WORSE POSITIONS THAN EVER, EXCEPT FOR THE ANC POLITICIANS WHO WILL BE RIDING THE GRAVY TRAIN ALL THE WAY!
2025-07-09 16:12:54 +02:00	Deleen	No I do not	Ch.10 Financial matters	The Tax payers will have to pay more Taxes to fund it as the mayority in SA are unemployed and lives on SASSA grants. Currently all State Hospitals are in shambals and NHI will NEVER work in SA.
2025-07-07 12:13:34 +02:00	Dylan	No I do not	Ch.10 Financial matters	The bill lacks clarity on how the NHI will be funded. It refers broadly to taxes and reallocating existing budgets, but does not specify tax rates, sources, or timelines, leaving citizens and businesses in the dark about future financial obligations. Without clear funding plans, there's a real risk that the burden will fall heavily on the middle class and businesses through higher income tax, VAT, or payroll levies—potentially discouraging investment and job creation. The NHI proposes massive reforms without a detailed cost analysis. Independent studies estimate it will require hundreds of billions of rands, yet the bill does not include any phased budget breakdown or feasibility assessment. The bill suggests that private medical aid schemes may be limited to covering only services not offered under the NHI, but doesn’t define what those services will be. This ambiguity creates instability for healthcare professionals, private hospitals, and the broader medical industry. A centrally controlled fund of this magnitude—with no detailed oversight structure—raises serious corruption and governance risks, especially given South Africa’s recent public sector track record.
2025-07-07 06:31:41 +02:00	Gaynor	No I do not	Other	All of the above. The NHI will most likely be used as a money laundering vehicle by certain individuals, including those in Government, and adds more for them to steal. Then there is the biggest issue of quality healthcare and not the failure they currently offer as government hospitals.