

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
- By Michael Settas
- . Jul 30, 2024
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
- By Michael Settas
- . Feb 27, 2024
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
- By Michael Settas
- . Aug 27, 2022
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!
- By Michael Settas
- . Aug 20, 2022
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
- By Michael Settas
- . Aug 13, 2022
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?
- By Michael Settas
- . Aug 6, 2022
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
- By Michael Settas
- . Jul 30, 2022
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
- By Michael Settas
- . Apr 16, 2022
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
- By Michael Settas
- . Mar 26, 2022
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
- By Michael Settas
- . Feb 16, 2022
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