1. NHI and Workplace Healthcare
National Health Insurance Policy Brief 15
NHI and Workplace Healthcare
15 December 2010

2. Healthcare Expenditure 2005
Source: McIntyre and Thiede, South African Health Review, 2007

3. Open and Restricted Schemes
Derived from Council for Medical Schemes Annual Report 2009/10

4. Open and Restricted Schemes end December 2009
Derived from Council for Medical Schemes Annual Report 2009/10
Source: IMSA NHI Policy Brief 15. NHI and Workplace Health

5. Membership by Type of Scheme
Derived from Council for Medical Schemes Annual Reports
Source: IMSA NHI Policy Brief 15. NHI and Workplace Health

6. Restricted Schemes for the Public Sector
Public sector workers account for 54% of restricted scheme members and 59% of restricted scheme beneficiaries as at 31 December 2009.
Derived from Council for Medical Schemes Annual Report 2009/10
Source: IMSA NHI Policy Brief 15. NHI and Workplace Health

7. Medical Schemes end 2009
The proportion of open scheme beneficiaries that have membership as a result of employment by public sector and other statutory bodies is not known.
Derived from Council for Medical Schemes Annual Report 2009/10
Source: IMSA NHI Policy Brief 15. NHI and Workplace Health

8. Bargaining Council Funds circa 2007
Source: Budlender D, Sadeck S. (2007) Bargaining council and other benefit schemes.

9. Possible Mandatory Health Insurance linked to Employment
Source: IMSA NHI Policy Brief 15. NHI and Workplace Health

10. Innovative Medicines South Africa (IMSA) is a pharmaceutical industry association promoting the value of medicine innovation in healthcare. IMSA and its member companies are working towards the development of a National Health Insurance system with universal coverage and sustainable access to innovative research-based healthcare.
Contact details: Val Beaumont (Executive Director) Tel: Fax:
Innovative Medicines SA (IMSA) Cell:
PO Box 2008, Houghton, South Africa

11. Professor Heather McLeod
Material produced for IMSA by
Professor Heather McLeod