By Thapelo Molefe
The Board of Healthcare Funders will on Tuesday ask the Constitutional Court to declare the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act invalid, saying that Parliament failed to ensure meaningful public participation before adopting the legislation.
In a statement on Monday, the BHF said its application does not oppose universal health coverage but instead challenges the process followed in passing the law, which is set to overhaul South Africa’s healthcare system.
“BHF’s case is not a challenge to the principle of universal health coverage. BHF supports the need to expand access to quality, affordable healthcare for all South Africans,” said BHF managing director Dr Katlego Mothudi.
He added that the legal challenge centres on whether Parliament fulfilled its constitutional obligations.
“The case is about whether or not Parliament complied with its constitutional duty to facilitate meaningful public participation before passing legislation that will fundamentally reshape the country’s health system,”
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