NHI – Percept

Trade-offs on the road to Universal Health Coverage

Percept | July 2021 Percept has been working with the Inclusive Society Institute on engaging health-sector stakeholders in deep discourse on South Africa's path to Universal Health Coverage. This report...

Reimagined Pathways for UHC in South Africa: A Critical Policy Assessment of NHI Choices

Percept | November 2020 Percept has been working with the Inclusive Society Institute on engaging health-sector stakeholders in deep discourse on South Africa's path to Universal Health Coverage. This report...

Universal Health Coverage Pathways for SA

Percept | August 2020 Percept has been working with the Inclusive Society Institute on engaging health-sector stakeholders in deep discourse on South Africa's path to Universal Health Coverage. This report...

Strategic purchasing research brief 1: The implementation of a purchaser-provider split

Shivani Ranchod, Anja Smith and Jodi Wishnia | December 2019 Percept-Strategic-Purchasing-HASA-Policy-Brief-Series-Brief-1-201911Download In this brief… South Africa has been bruised by the capture, corruption and failure of large State institutions. It is...

Strategic purchasing research brief 2: What is strategic purchasing?

Anja Smith, Jodi Wishnia and Shivani Ranchod | December 2019 Percept-Strategic-Purchasing-HASA-Policy-Brief-Series-Brief-2-201911Download https://www.hasa.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Percept-Strategic-Purchasing-HASA-Policy-Brief-Series-Brief-2-201911.pdf

Strategic purchasing research brief 3: Quantifying the need

Jodi Wishnia, Shivani Ranchod and Anja Smith | December 2019 Percept-Strategic-Purchasing-HASA-Policy-Brief-Series-Brief-3-201911Download In this brief… We consider the differences between demand and need, and why understanding need is critical to delivering effective...

Strategic purchasing research brief 4: Matching supply and need

Shivani Ranchod, Anja Smith and Jodi Wishnia | December 2019 Percept-Strategic-Purchasing-HASA-Policy-Brief-Series-Brief-4-201911Download In this brief… In this research brief we will explore rigidities in the supply-side including the geographical maldistribution of resources...

Strategic purchasing research brief 5: Certification, accreditation, quality measurement and quality improvement

Anja Smith, Jodi Wishnia and Shivani Ranchod | December 2019 Percept-Strategic-Purchasing-HASA-Policy-Brief-Series-Brief-5-201911Download In this brief… The 2019 revised NHI Bill uses the term accreditation to refer to the Fund’s own process of...

Strategic purchasing research brief 6: Provider payment mechanisms to ensure equity, quality and affordability

Jodi Wishnia, Shivani Ranchod and Anja Smith| December 2019 Percept-Strategic-Purchasing-HASA-Policy-Brief-Series-Brief-6-201911Download In this brief… We discuss alternative ways to reimburse healthcare providers for services rendered. This is timely, given the introduction of...

Strategic purchasing research brief 7: Balancing act: balancing affordability, quality and access

Shivani Ranchod, Anja Smith and Jodi Wishnia| December 2019 Percept-Strategic-Purchasing-HASA-Policy-Brief-Series-Brief-7-201911Download In this brief… The prior briefs articulate the functions of the purchaser, and the requirements to realise a purchaser-provider split in...