Senior Specialist Scientist, Health Systems Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa; Honorary Research Associate, Health Economics Unit, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Principal Consultant, NMG Consultants and Actuaries, Cape Town, South Africa.
S Afr Med J. 2022 Apr 30;112(5):317-320.
The Portfolio Committee on Health (PCH) is responsible for obtaining public input on the National Health Insurance Bill, reviewing the Bill based on these inputs, and presenting the final Bill to the National Assembly. More than 130 individuals, organisations and institutions requested to make oral presentations, which commenced on 18 May 2021. Drawing on Parliamentary Monitoring Group meeting summaries and the presentations and submissions made by 82 respondents between 18 May and 10 September 2021, we examine governance concerns, especially in relation to the role and powers of the Minister of Health, and respondents' proposals for addressing them, and outline the challenges and options for the PCH in responding to the proposals.
卫生事务组合委员会(PCH)负责就国家健康保险法案征求公众意见,根据这些意见对法案进行审查,并向国民议会提交最终法案。超过 130 个人、组织和机构要求进行口头陈述,陈述于 2021 年 5 月 18 日开始。我们借鉴议会监督小组会议纪要以及 2021 年 5 月 18 日至 9 月 10 日期间 82 位受访者的陈述和意见,研究了治理方面的关切问题,特别是与卫生部长的作用和权力有关的问题,以及受访者提出的解决这些问题的建议,并概述了 PCH 在回应这些建议时面临的挑战和选择。