Open AccessThe Competition Commission Health Market Inquiry Report: An overview and key imperatives
Author(s) -
Geetesh Solanki,
Jennifer Cornell,
Donela Besada,
R L Morar,
Thomas Wilkinson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
samj. south african medical journal/south african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.2020.v110i2.14455
Subject(s) - commission , medicine , key (lock) , competition (biology) , set (abstract data type) , health care , public relations , public administration , engineering ethics , economic growth , law , political science , economics , computer security , engineering , ecology , computer science , biology , programming language
The Competition Commission's Health Market Inquiry (HMI) is the most systematic and comprehensive investigation carried out into the South African private health sector. The recommendations as set out in the HMI Final Report merit extensive discussion and debate, as they could - if implemented - have far-reaching consequences for the future of the healthcare system. The objective of this article is to contribute to this discussion by providing an overview of the key findings and recommendations of the HMI and highlighting the resultant key imperatives at this critical juncture of policy development.