THE government is poised to take the next step in implementing its ambitious National Health Insurance (NHI) plans, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi promised MPs on Friday, reiterating the refrain by officials and ministers for the past three years. The ANC’s commitment to NHI is clearly articulated in the policy discussion documents it released earlier this month, but progress has been much slower than it anticipated when it published its Green Paper in August 2011, raising questions on the feasibility of its 14-year time line…..more