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FFC analysis of Health Sector Budget; AGSA APP review; CCOD & OHSC 2023/24 APP
18 Apr 2023
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: opposition postponement request to seek legal opinion
29 Mar 2023
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: deliberations on Legal Advisors input; with Deputy Minister present
22 Mar 2023
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National Health Insurance (NHI)) Bill: Parliamentary Legal Services & State Law Advisors input
15 Mar 2023
Health
Eastern Cape Oversight visit Report
2 Dec 2022
The Committee met to consider its Eastern Cape Oversight visit Report.
Members were satisfied that the report was a true reflection of what happened during the oversight visit
Members were disturbed by what they saw and described the visit as an eye-opener about the dire state ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Health Department response to concerns, with Deputy Minister
30 Nov 2022
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the National Department of Health (NDOH) responded to the concerns that the Portfolio Committee members and the public had raised on the NHI Bill.
Members of the opposition parties rejected the Bill in unison stating that it would be ...
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National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: summary of public comments
22 Nov 2022
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing by its Content Advisor on the submissions made on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. The matrix document consolidated and summarised all stakeholder comments, recommendations and proposed amendments for each chapter and clause of ...
Health
NHI Bill: Health Minister's response to comments
17 Nov 2022
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
In a virtual meeting, the Minister of Health gave a response to concerns raised during the NHI Bill public hearings and by Committee members in deliberations.
Committee members expressed differing views about the Minister's response. ANC Members welcomed the presentation as the NHI ...
Health
Repeal / Amendment of Acts Affected by NHI Bill; with Deputy Minister
16 Nov 2022
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
On a virtual platform, the National Department of Health (NDoH) presented the repeals and amendments that were made to 11 pieces of legislation affected by the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. These Acts included Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965, Occupational ...
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National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: clauses 57 to 59 deliberations
9 Nov 2022
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee continued its clause-by-clause deliberations on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill on Clauses 57 to 59, all of which the majority party, the ANC, agreed to along with a proposal to make a minor change to clause ...