Question NW675 to the Minister of Tourism
19 September 2019 - NW675
Krumbock, Mr GR to ask the Minister of Tourism
Whether any studies have been conducted to determine the impact of the Government’s proposed National Health Insurance system on health and medical tourism in the Republic; if not, why not; if so, what has the study found will be the likely (a) decline in international arrivals of so-called health and medical tourists once the National Health Insurance is implemented, (b) decline in tourism revenue generated from health and medical tourists and (c) total impact on the Republic’s fiscus?
Reply:
No studies have been conducted by the department of Tourism or its entity (South Africa Tourism) to determine the impact of the Government’s proposed National Health Insurance system on health and medical tourism in the Republic as the system has not been finalised yet.
a) Not applicable
b) Not applicable
c) Not applicable