The National Health Insurance Act, 2023 is an act of the Parliament of South Africa that establishes a national health insurance system, commonly called NHI, aimed at pooling public revenue to actively and strategically purchase health care services for the population. Passed by South Africa's National Assembly in June 2023 and its National Council of Provinces in December 2023, and signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa in May 2024, the act creates a National Health Insurance Fund intended to function as the single purchaser and single payer of healthcare services, working toward universal access to quality health care as guaranteed by the South African constitution.
Facts
Program StatusNot yet in effect, pending proclamation of a commencement date 1 Target PopulationSouth African citizens, permanent residents, refugees, inmates, certain categories of individual foreigners and all children 1 Health GoalTo achieve universal access to quality health care services in the Republic in accordance with section 27 of the Constitution 1 Program status (class) Classification
Program KindHealth Insurance or Financing Program 1 Connections
Delivers Practice
Entity-backed identity for the program-kind enum value this public health program already carries, resolved to a health practice by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The program-kind fact itself stays on the program unchanged.
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Sources
1. National Health Insurance (South Africa), Wikipedia
Legislative history section
President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Bill into law on 15 May 2024
Purpose section
To achieve universal access to quality health care services in the Republic in accordance with section 27 of the Constitution
Eligibility section
South African citizens, permanent residents, refugees, inmates, certain categories of individual foreigners and all children
Commencement section
The Act will take effect on a date fixed by the President by proclamation in the Government Gazette.
Program classification, entity description sentence
The National Health Insurance Act, 2023 is an act of the Parliament of South Africa that establishes a national health insurance system, commonly called NHI, aimed at pooling public revenue to actively and strategically purchase health care services for the population.
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Wikipedia 'National Health Insurance Act, 2023': signed into law 15 May 2024 but 'will take effect on a date fixed by the President by proclamation'; checked 2026-09-27.View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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