By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The Universal Healthcare Access Coalition (UHAC) is calling for the implementation of a full package of Health Market Inquiry recommendations to improve South Africa's private healthcare system. The body which represents the majority of healthcare professionals and funders in the country says the health department has failed to use existing legislative powers to manage the private healthcare market. Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi attributed the slow implementation of the 2019 Health Market Inquiry recommendations to the COVID-19 pandemic and budget constraints. UHAC Steering Committee Member, Professor Alex van den Heever criticized government's proposed regulations to manage prices in the sector... 

<p>By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The Universal Healthcare Access Coalition (UHAC) is calling for the implementation of a full package of Health Market Inquiry recommendations to improve South Africa's private healthcare system. The body which represents the majority of healthcare professionals and funders in the country says the health department has failed to use existing legislative powers to manage the private healthcare market. Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi attributed the slow implementation of the 2019 Health Market Inquiry recommendations to the COVID-19 pandemic and budget constraints. UHAC Steering Committee Member, Professor Alex van den Heever criticized government's proposed regulations to manage prices in the sector...&nbsp;</p>

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