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MMI submission on the funding of National Health Insurance Presented to Davis Tax Committee 1 November 2016 Boshoff Steenekamp Industry Relations Team MMI Health Centre of Excellence 1 Content What NHI and Universal Health Coverage are


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MMI submission on the funding of National Health Insurance

Presented to Davis Tax Committee 1 November 2016

Boshoff Steenekamp Industry Relations Team MMI Health Centre of Excellence

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Content

  • What NHI and Universal Health Coverage are
  • Whether the health system is underfunded or

underperforming

  • What should be funded

─ Health system reform proposals

  • How to increase revenue to fund the health

system

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Universal health coverage is an old concept that was popularised by the 2010 World Health Report, and now enjoys world-wide attention

UHC can never be fully achieved – the box keeps on growing. Does not imply a specific delivery system or financing mechanism.

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Equity in healthcare financing

Young and healthy Sick and

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High income Low income Achievable through compulsion and cross subsidisation Achievable through compulsion and cross subsidisation

Kutzin, Joseph, Yip, Winnie and Cashin, Cheryl. Alternative Financing Strategies for Universal Health Coverage. [ed.] Richard M Scheffle. World Scientific Handbook of Global Health Economics and Public Policy. s.l. : World Scientific Publishing Company Pty Ltd, 2016, pp. 267-309.

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National Health Insurance (NHI)

  • White Paper describes a National Health

Service, similar to NHS in the UK.

  • Presents a purchaser-provider split,

publicly funded, public and private provision, with supplementary private insurance.

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Social Development Index

Quintiles by country, 2015

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Rethinking Development and Health: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease

  • Study. Seattle, Washington : Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, 2016. ISBN 978-0-9910735-7-3.
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Health related SDG index

Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 The Lancet DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31467-2

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Difference between observed and expected

Health related SDG index

Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 The Lancet DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31467-2

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Financing Financing

Where additional funds are required

Creating resources Creating resources Revenue collection Revenue collection Service delivery Service delivery Stewardship, governance, oversight Stewardship, governance, oversight Pooling Pooling Purchasing Purchasing Benefits Benefits

Functions Intermediate

  • bjectives

Coverage goals

Equity in resource distribution Equity in resource distribution Efficiency Efficiency Transparency and accountability Transparency and accountability Utilisation in relation to need Utilisation in relation to need Financial protection and equity in finance Financial protection and equity in finance Quality Quality

Steenekamp, Boshoff. Review of South African healthcare financing: towards Universal Health Coverage. A contribution towards the debate on achieving Universal Health Coverage in South Africa. Centurion, South Africa : MMI Health, 15 July 2016. McIntyre, Diane and Kutzin, Joseph. Health financing country diagnostic: a foundation for national strategy development. Health Systems Governance &

  • Finance. Geneva : World Health Organization, 2016. ISBN 978 92 4 151011 0.
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A health financing strategy should define…

  • …changes to revenue raising, purchasing, benefit

design, and overall system architecture and governance…

  • …to address specific, identified problems that limit

progress towards UHC (final and intermediate)

  • bjectives…

… and provide a solid foundation for future development of a system…

  • …that can be feasibly implemented given current

and expected future contextual constraints.

Joe Kutzin, Study material, WHO advanced course on health financing for universal health coverage for low and middle income countries.

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Contextual constraints hindering NHI implementation

  • Poverty, unemployment and inequality
  • Narrow PIT & CIT taxpayer base: R23bn revenue

shortfall*, additional taxes of R13bn in 2017-18*

  • High tax-to-GDP ratio
  • Confidence is low
  • Politically charged
  • GDP growth < 1%
  • Higher education funding: R17.6bn more than projected*
  • Rating agencies
  • Uncertainty around NHI policy in relation to Comprehensive Social

Security policy

* Ensor, Linda. Pravin Gordhan’s medium-term budget in a nutshell: big tax increases, spending cuts. Business Day. 26 OCTOBER 2016.

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Debt to GDP ratio

Forecasts and actual

Ensor, Linda. Pravin Gordhan’s medium-term budget in a nutshell: big tax increases, spending cuts. Business Day. 26 OCTOBER 2016.

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GDP growth

Forecasts and actual

Ensor, Linda. Pravin Gordhan’s medium-term budget in a nutshell: big tax increases, spending cuts. Business Day. 26 OCTOBER 2016.

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Government wage bill trend

% of non-interest expenditure

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 FY15/16 FY16/17 FY17/18 FY18/19 FY19/20

% of Non-interest expenditure 2016 Budget 2016 MTBPS

van Papendorp, Herman and Packirisamy, Sanisha. MTBPS 2016: Additional taxes and spending cuts used to negate weaker growth impact

  • n fiscus. Macro Research and Asset Allocation. Pretoria : Momentum Collective Investments (RF) (Pty) Ltd, 26 October 2016.
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Government wage bill comparison

% of GDP

3 6 9 12 15 18 Philippines Kenya Mali Malaysia Romania Cote d'Ivoire Netherlands Moldova Ghana UK Kosovo El Salvador Ireland Jamaica Honduras Portugal SA France Tunisia Zimbabwe

Government wage bill as % of GDP

van Papendorp, Herman and Packirisamy, Sanisha. MTBPS 2016: Additional taxes and spending cuts used to negate weaker growth impact

  • n fiscus. Macro Research and Asset Allocation. Pretoria : Momentum Collective Investments (RF) (Pty) Ltd, 26 October 2016.
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Four NDP prerequisites for building NHI

  • Improve the quality of public health care
  • Lower the relative cost of private care
  • More professionals in both sectors
  • Health information system that spans public

and private health providers These reforms will take time, require cooperation between the public and private sectors, and demand significant resources.

National Planning Commission. National Development Plan 2030 Our future - make it work. Department of the

  • Presidency. Pretoria : Republic of South Africa, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-621-41180-5.
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Risk adjustment mechanism for medical schemes Risk adjustment mechanism for medical schemes

Norms and standards for equitable financing in provinces Norms and standards for equitable financing in provinces

Priority setting authority (NICE or HITAP) Priority setting authority (NICE or HITAP) Coding, remuneration, and outcomes authority Coding, remuneration, and outcomes authority Transversal contracts for medicines, surgicals, labs and equipment Transversal contracts for medicines, surgicals, labs and equipment Prepare for a purchaser provider split, improve service delivery Prepare for a purchaser provider split, improve service delivery State sponsorship for missing middle State sponsorship for missing middle Stewardship, governance and oversight Stewardship, governance and oversight Creating resources Creating resources

Revenue collection Revenue collection

Single health information platform Single health information platform Service delivery, creating resources, stewardship, governance and oversight Service delivery, creating resources, stewardship, governance and oversight

Revenue collection Revenue collection Pooling Pooling Purchasing Purchasing Benefits Benefits

Virtual single risk pool Virtual single risk pool

Interventions towards NHI

Based on: MMI Health. MMI Comments on NHI White Paper. Pretoria : MMI Holdings, 31 May 2016.

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Economic framework for cost containment

OECD publication

Based on: Moreno-Serra, Rodrigo. The impact of cost-containment policies on health expenditure. [book auth.] OECD. Fiscal Sustainability of Health Systems. Bridging Health and Finance Perspectives. Paris : OECD Publishing, 2015.

THE

Total Health Expenditure

THE

Total Health Expenditure

HEO/I

Health Expenditure (Outpatient and Inpatient)

HEO/I

Health Expenditure (Outpatient and Inpatient)

HEPH

Health Expenditure (Pharmaceuticals)

HEPH

Health Expenditure (Pharmaceuticals)

HEADM

Health Expenditure (Administration)

HEADM

Health Expenditure (Administration)

PO/I

Price (Outpatient and Inpatient)

PO/I

Price (Outpatient and Inpatient)

QO/I

Quantity (Outpatient and Inpatient)

QO/I

Quantity (Outpatient and Inpatient)

PPH

Price (Pharmaceuticals)

PPH

Price (Pharmaceuticals)

QPH

Quantity (Pharmaceuticals)

QPH

Quantity (Pharmaceuticals)

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Areas of influence for cost containment policies

OECD publication

Based on: Moreno-Serra, Rodrigo. The impact of cost-containment policies on health expenditure. [book auth.] OECD. Fiscal Sustainability of Health Systems. Bridging Health and Finance Perspectives. Paris : OECD Publishing, 2015.

THE THE HEO/I HEO/I HEPH HEPH HEADM HEADM PO/I PO/I QO/I QO/I PPH PPH QPH QPH

Supply side Supply side Demand side Demand side Public management, coordination and financing Public management, coordination and financing

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Empirical evidence abounds for specific policies to influence cost containment

Based on: Moreno-Serra, Rodrigo. The impact of cost-containment policies on health expenditure. [book auth.] OECD. Fiscal Sustainability of Health Systems. Bridging Health and Finance Perspectives. Paris : OECD Publishing, 2015.

THE THE

Supply side Supply side Demand side Demand side Public coordination Public coordination

  • Provider payment

mechanisms

  • Provider

competition

  • Insurer competition

and selective contracting

  • Generic substitution
  • Joint purchasing
  • Workforce

legislation

  • Malpractice

legislation

  • Budget caps
  • Provider payment

mechanisms

  • Provider

competition

  • Insurer competition

and selective contracting

  • Generic substitution
  • Joint purchasing
  • Workforce

legislation

  • Malpractice

legislation

  • Budget caps
  • Cost sharing
  • Private insurance

subsidies

  • Gatekeeping
  • Formularies
  • Definition of health

benefit package

  • Cost sharing
  • Private insurance

subsidies

  • Gatekeeping
  • Formularies
  • Definition of health

benefit package

  • Direct control on

pharmaceutical prices/profits

  • (De)centralisation of

health system functions

  • Sources of health

system financing

  • Health technology

assessment

  • Direct control on

pharmaceutical prices/profits

  • (De)centralisation of

health system functions

  • Sources of health

system financing

  • Health technology

assessment

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Based on: Moreno-Serra, Rodrigo. The impact of cost-containment policies on health expenditure. [book auth.] OECD. Fiscal Sustainability of Health Systems. Bridging Health and Finance Perspectives. Paris : OECD Publishing, 2015.

THE THE

Supply side Supply side Demand side Demand side Public coordination Public coordination

  • Provider payment

mechanisms

  • Provider

competition

  • Insurer competition

and selective contracting

  • Generic substitution
  • Joint purchasing
  • Workforce

legislation

  • Malpractice

legislation

  • Budget caps
  • Provider payment

mechanisms

  • Provider

competition

  • Insurer competition

and selective contracting

  • Generic substitution
  • Joint purchasing
  • Workforce

legislation

  • Malpractice

legislation

  • Budget caps
  • Cost sharing
  • Private insurance

subsidies

  • Gatekeeping
  • Formularies
  • Definition of health

benefit package

  • Cost sharing
  • Private insurance

subsidies

  • Gatekeeping
  • Formularies
  • Definition of health

benefit package

  • Direct control on

pharmaceutical prices/profits

  • (De)centralisation of

health system functions

  • Sources of health

system financing

  • Health technology

assessment

  • Direct control on

pharmaceutical prices/profits

  • (De)centralisation of

health system functions

  • Sources of health

system financing

  • Health technology

assessment

Relation between MMI proposal and OECD framework

Coding, remuneration, and outcomes authority Coding, remuneration, and outcomes authority

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Based on: Moreno-Serra, Rodrigo. The impact of cost-containment policies on health expenditure. [book auth.] OECD. Fiscal Sustainability of Health Systems. Bridging Health and Finance Perspectives. Paris : OECD Publishing, 2015.

THE THE

Supply side Supply side Demand side Demand side Public coordination Public coordination

  • Provider payment

mechanisms

  • Provider

competition

  • Insurer competition

and selective contracting

  • Generic substitution
  • Joint purchasing
  • Workforce

legislation

  • Malpractice

legislation

  • Budget caps
  • Provider payment

mechanisms

  • Provider

competition

  • Insurer competition

and selective contracting

  • Generic substitution
  • Joint purchasing
  • Workforce

legislation

  • Malpractice

legislation

  • Budget caps
  • Cost sharing
  • Private insurance

subsidies

  • Gatekeeping
  • Formularies
  • Definition of health

benefit package

  • Cost sharing
  • Private insurance

subsidies

  • Gatekeeping
  • Formularies
  • Definition of health

benefit package

  • Direct control on

pharmaceutical prices/profits

  • (De)centralisation of

health system functions

  • Sources of health

system financing

  • Health technology

assessment

  • Direct control on

pharmaceutical prices/profits

  • (De)centralisation of

health system functions

  • Sources of health

system financing

  • Health technology

assessment Coding, remuneration, and outcomes authority Coding, remuneration, and outcomes authority Risk adjustment mechanism for medical schemes Risk adjustment mechanism for medical schemes

Relation between MMI proposal and OECD framework

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Based on: Moreno-Serra, Rodrigo. The impact of cost-containment policies on health expenditure. [book auth.] OECD. Fiscal Sustainability of Health Systems. Bridging Health and Finance Perspectives. Paris : OECD Publishing, 2015.

THE THE

Supply side Supply side Demand side Demand side Public coordination Public coordination

  • Provider payment

mechanisms

  • Provider

competition

  • Insurer competition

and selective contracting

  • Generic substitution
  • Joint purchasing
  • Workforce

legislation

  • Malpractice

legislation

  • Budget caps
  • Provider payment

mechanisms

  • Provider

competition

  • Insurer competition

and selective contracting

  • Generic substitution
  • Joint purchasing
  • Workforce

legislation

  • Malpractice

legislation

  • Budget caps
  • Cost sharing
  • Private insurance

subsidies

  • Gatekeeping
  • Formularies
  • Definition of health

benefit package

  • Cost sharing
  • Private insurance

subsidies

  • Gatekeeping
  • Formularies
  • Definition of health

benefit package

  • Direct control on

pharmaceutical prices/profits

  • (De)centralisation of

health system functions

  • Sources of health

system financing

  • Health technology

assessment

  • Direct control on

pharmaceutical prices/profits

  • (De)centralisation of

health system functions

  • Sources of health

system financing

  • Health technology

assessment Coding, remuneration, and outcomes authority Coding, remuneration, and outcomes authority Risk adjustment mechanism for medical schemes Risk adjustment mechanism for medical schemes Priority setting authority (NICE or HITAP) Priority setting authority (NICE or HITAP)

Relation between MMI proposal and OECD framework

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Impact on UHC dimensions

Missing middle Missing middle Purchasing efficiency Competition challenges Coding, remuneration, outcomes authority Transversal contracts Purchasing efficiency Competition challenges Coding, remuneration, outcomes authority Transversal contracts Pooling problems Pooling problems Priority setting Revenue collection Fiscal space Priority setting Revenue collection Fiscal space

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Risk adjustment mechanism for medical schemes Risk adjustment mechanism for medical schemes

Norms and standards for equitable financing in provinces Norms and standards for equitable financing in provinces

Priority setting authority (NICE or HITAP) Priority setting authority (NICE or HITAP) Coding, remuneration, and outcomes authority Coding, remuneration, and outcomes authority Transversal contracts for medicines, surgicals, labs and equipment Transversal contracts for medicines, surgicals, labs and equipment Prepare for a purchaser provider split, improve service delivery Prepare for a purchaser provider split, improve service delivery State sponsorship for missing middle State sponsorship for missing middle Stewardship, governance and oversight Stewardship, governance and oversight Creating resources Creating resources HIV independent of donor funding HIV independent of donor funding Total Single health information platform

Crude estimate of funds required

(Million Rands)

Virtual single risk pool Virtual single risk pool

1,000 1,000 20 20 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 5 5 10 10 6,600 6,600 5 5 100 100 12,800 12,800 5,000 5,000

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How should NHI be funded?

  • “Ideally, NDP priorities should be financed from increased tax revenues

generated as a result of stronger economic growth, improved tax compliance, expenditure reprioritisation, elimination of inefficiency and corruption and increased effectiveness of public spending.”*

  • The public health budget is “under acute pressure” (R40bn

expenditure cut over two years mostly affects the health system, the provision of free basic services, the roads network and rural water and electricity provision). * *

  • Additional funds are required to improve efficiency.
  • Removal of tax credits poses a significant threat to lower income

members of medical schemes.

  • Aim at 5% to 6% of GDP, or 15% of government expenditure – no

magic numbers.

* The Davis Tax Committee. The tax system and inclusive growth in South Africa: Towards an analytical framework for the Davis Tax

  • Committee. First interim report on macro analysis for the Minister of Finance. 2014.

* * Ensor, Linda and Paton, Carol. Health and basic services to feel pain of R40bn spending cut. Business Day. 27 OCTOBER 2016

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Taxes not suitable to fund NHI

  • Earmarked taxes not recommended

─ Rigidity ─ Payroll taxes and non-wage cost of employment ─ Political commitment to health is more important

  • “Novel” or “Innovative” taxes contemplated in WHO 2010

World Health Report not appropriate in SA

  • Personal Income Tax and wealth taxes

─ High rates on a narrow tax base

  • Corporate Income Tax

─ Rather improve the effective tax rate* from 17% to 28%

* The Davis Tax Committee. The tax system and inclusive growth in South Africa: towards an analytical framework for the Davis Tax

  • Committee. First interim report on macro analysis for the Minister of Finance. 2014.
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PIT and wealth taxes

Double estate duty tax : R2.3 bn Increase the dividend tax rate from 15% to 20%: R9.1 bn New band taxing earnings above R1 million at 45%: R5 bn PIT: 1% tax increase across the board (protecting low-income): R10 bn Total R26.4 bn

van Papendorp, Herman and Packirisamy, Sanisha. MTBPS 2016: additional taxes and spending cuts used to negate weaker growth impact on fiscus. Macro Research and Asset Allocation. Pretoria : Momentum Collective Investments (RF) (Pty) Ltd, 26 October 2016.

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Potentially applicable taxes

  • Fuel levy – 44c/litre
  • VAT – increase to 14.6%

─ Exempted basic goods and social spending appears to negate the

regressive nature of VAT

─ Simplicity linked with robustness, depth and breadth ─ Best vehicle for expansion of NHI as benefits expand through the

proposed virtual single risk pool

  • Gamification

─ Give small tax credits to reward healthy behaviour ─ Rewards programme similar to wellness programmes in the market

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In conclusion

“These reforms will take time, require cooperation between the public and private sectors and demand significant resources.” *

MMI passionately supports the drive towards Universal Health Coverage for all South Africans. MMI’s purpose, which is to enhance the lifetime financial wellness of people, communities and businesses, is 100% aligned with this objective.

* National Planning Commission. National Development Plan 2030 Our future - make it work. Department of the

  • Presidency. Pretoria : Republic of South Africa, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-621-41180-5.
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