National Health Insurance
NHI Models by Researchers
A model was commissioned by Dr Jonny Broomberg of Discovery Health. Ashleigh Theophanides and her team at Deloitte developed and delivered the model in late 2009 after a peer review process including international health economics and actuarial expertise.
“The NHI model was developed to estimate the costs and associated financial impacts of implementing a NHI system in South Africa. The model has been designed to allow the user to create various scenarios for the modelling of NHI proposals. A key feature of the model is the ability of the user to model different benefit packages for NHI and the corresponding role of medical schemes in the health environment. In doing this the model estimates how this additional cost could be financed through income taxes, taking into account existing sources of financing. The shortage of medical practitioners (such as general practitioners, medical specialists and hospital beds etc.) is also taken into account in the modelling.”
In 2010 the model has been taken over by the Actuarial Society of South Africa who will now lead further development.
http://www.actuarialsociety.org.za
For further queries about the model contact:
Roseanne da Silva
E-mail: roseanne@worldonline.co.za
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