health financing system

PPM41AB: ASSIGNMENT (MARK 2)

ASSIGNMENT TOPIC:

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a health financing system that is designed to pool funds to provide access to affordable personal health services for all South Africans based on their health needs, irrespective of their socio-economic status. The NHI Bill was introduced to Parliament in August 2019 and is currently under consideration by the National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on Health.

Summarise the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) (available on ethuto) in South Africa. Briefly cover the following aspects in your assignment:

(a)           Describe the background information leading to the formulation of the NHIS, as well as the current state of affairs.

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(b)           Analyse and evaluate the possible causes and consequences of the NHIS for the South African society.

(c)            Propose improvements to the current NHIS policy document in order to

remedy the possible negative consequences thereof.

TO DO THE ASSIGNMENT,  PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:

Make use of the information based on the NHIS (uploaded on ethuto) as

well as other relevant sources of information that can guide you on the topic.

Watch the videos uploaded on ethuto to get a deeper understanding of the NHIS.

ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS:

All assignments must be typed.

The total pages for the assignment are between 8 – 10 pages, all included.

Incorporate information from different sources.

Please make sure that you include a correct Harvard Reference List to acknowledge your sources.

Do not “copy and paste” directly out of textbooks or other sources without giving recognition to the author at all times, as omission of recognition can constitute plagiarism;

Submission date is 26 May 2022 @ the end of the day.

The following checklist needs to be considered:

Cover page:

Add the Title (Topic) of the assignment.

Initials, surname and student number.

Name of the subject and subject code and

Name of the lecturer.