–– Mark Christopher

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Over the last 10 years, there has been a great deal of discussion and debate concerning the recently adopted National Health Insurance (NHI) legislation here in South Africa. One of the many overriding concerns of the NHI bill is its hefty price tag and how to pay for it in a country with a limited taxbase. According to a recent article, every tax-paying South African will have to add an additional 30,000 rands in annual taxes to implement NHI.