Health Minister Joe Phaahla admitted in Parliament earlier this year that about R200 billion would be needed in any case for infrastructure maintenance and investment in state hospitals.
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This worries Business Unity SA (Busa) and B4SA, which say that in its current form, the proposed NHI Bill makes no provision for where that money will come from.
Roseanne Harris, an actuary and B4SA project leader for the NHI, said at that the state would probably have to collect more money for maintenance from taxpayers.
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