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National Health Insurance implications for rehabilitation professionals and service delivery

H. Myezwa, M. van Niekerk
South African Journal of Physiotherapy | Vol 69, No 4 | a372 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v69i4.372 | © 2013 H. Myezwa, M. van Niekerk | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 14 November 2013 | Published: 16 January 2013

About the author(s)

H. Myezwa, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
M. van Niekerk, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

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Abstract

This paper reviews the National Health Insurance (NHI) in view of what is proposed and authors suggest how it may impact on the rehabilitation sector namely occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and audiology. A review of the basic description of the NHI and the different elements is presented. Particular attention is paid to how much interface and mention is made of rehabilitation. The current status of rehabilitation service provision and its response to the needs of the population, in particular the burden of disease and the related finance models are discussed. Suggestions are presented for the way forward to ensure rehabilitation professionals and services rendered are not caught flat footed.

Keywords

National health insurance; Rehabilitation; Implications; Occupational therapy; Physiotherapry

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