THERE is trouble at the National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA)! On Tuesday, the authority announced changes to its benefit package, among them the exclusion of dental services and spectacles. Two days later, Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo revealed that the public medical scheme had depleted its bank accounts. This was followed by another announcement from NHIMA, suspending the accreditation of new private healthcare providers. At Masebo’s directive on Thursday, NHIMA retracted its first announcement and apologised for causing panic among members of the public, however, the picture of what is happening at the health insurance authority has already been painted, and it will not surprise anyone if the announced removal of certain services from the insurance benefit package is...