INTERVIEW: National Health Insurance (NHI) with Prof Alex van den Heever

Some experts are warning that the incoming National Health Insurance (NHI) may turn into another vehicle vulnerable to state capture because of the powers it gives the Health Minister.
They also say the plan may be dead on arrival as a large number of doctors plan to leave South Africa or have already left.
The incoming NHI will rely on a large network of doctors to serve patients around the country, with the government's promise of universal health coverage.
To discuss this Prof Alex van den Heever who is Chairperson of Social Security at Wits School of Governance: