Michael Settas
Michael Settas is Managing Director at Cinagi, a company which specialises in innovative health insurance solutions for corporates and private individuals.. He is also Chairman of the Free Market Foundation's Health Policy Unit.
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Motsoaledi’s NHI protest reveals much more than the minister intends
In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the anxious reply from Queen Gertrude to Prince Hamlet − “The lady doth protest too much, methinks” − is a modern cliché
The ANC’s Dangerous Dalliance with the NHI
Finance Minister Godongwana’s budget averted any meaningful funding heading the way of National Health Insurance (NHI). Although he categorically rejected NHI last year as a
A Short History on Health Policy: From Beetroot to Silver Bullets
This is the last in a series of five articles in which Michael Settas elaborates on the critically important distinction between universal health coverage (a
The Private Health System: Oh so expensive!
This is the fourth in a series of five articles in which Michael Settas elaborates on the critically important distinction between universal health coverage (a
The public health system: Quality, outcomes & medicolegal liabilities
This is the third in a series of five articles in which Michael Settas elaborates on the critically important distinction between universal health coverage (a
The Public Health System: Is it Under-Resourced?
This is the second in a series of five articles in which Michael Settas will provide readers with the critically important distinction between universal health
Universal Health Coverage vs National Health Insurance
This is the first in a series of five articles in which Michael Settas will provide readers with the critically important distinction between universal health
The ANC’s populist NHI delusion
Public statements made recently by Dr Nicholas Crisp, deputy Director General of National Health Insurance (NHI), entirely define the populism and socialist ideology espoused by
An energy crisis created by climate change activists
Nassim Taleb, one of the world’s leading authorities on risk management, has aptly supplemented our modern lexicon with the adjective ‘antifragile’ – the opposite of
Next step towards NHI: Certificate of Need for doctors
Government’s third attempt at implementing a Certificate of Need for private healthcare providers should be no surprise to anyone who understands how enamoured the ANC