Build One South Africa says it is considering legal action to stop the National Health Insurance (NHI) bill from taking effect.
This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the new bill into law at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Tuesday afternoon.
The bill, which seeks to ensure access to quality healthcare services to South Africans, has been met with rejection from various political parties, including Bosa.
In a statement on Wednesday Bosa leader Mmusi Maimane said: "Instead of fixing the well-funded public health system, the ANC has sought out an unaffordable scapegoat for its failures in healthcare. Even if it were a good idea, the fact is we cannot afford the NHI. The most affordable version of the NHI is estimated at R500 billion per annum."
Maimane says a R250 billion annual budget should be enough to fund quality healthcare however, corruption, mismanagement and nepotism by the ANC have seen this budget get wasted.
Bosa provided alternative solutions to improve the quality of the current healthcare system. According to Bosa, auditing hospitals, providing it with proper equipment and using the current budget of R250 billion budget better, would be the first step in building quality healthcare.
Further suggestions include filling vacant roles in the healthcare system, introduction of 24-hour clinics in various communities and developing legislation that ensures that all infrastructure and procurement is maintained within the Department of Health, amongst others.
Bosa says the NHI bill has little to do with health services and much to do with creating a new looting fund for ANC cadres and are engaging their lawyers to consider legal action.
