The Con-Court to begin hearing a challenge to the NHI Act.
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The episode discusses the Constitutional Court's hearings on the challenge to the National Health Insurance Act, focusing on public participation and legal implications.
The Constitutional Court will begin hearing a challenge to the National Health Insurance Act. The Board of Healthcare Funders and the Western Cape government argue Parliament failed to ensure meaningful public participation before passing the law. The hearings run from today until Thursday and will test whether sections 59 and 72 of the constitution were met. Major medical aid schemes are backing the legal challenge to the NHI legislation. For more we're joined by Solidarity Research Institute economic researcher, Theuns du Buisson.
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