The National Assembly has passed the controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill paving the way for "universal healthcare" in South Africa. Yesterday 205 MPs voted in favour of the NHI Bill while 125 voted against it. The NHI Bill proposes a withering away of medical schemes over time as they will not be allowed to insure or reimburse members for services offered by the NHI. Now that it is passed, the NHI Bill must be processed by the National Council of Provinces. To further discuss this Elvis Presslin spoke to UKZN Head of Public Health Medicine, Schools of Nursing and Public Health, Professor Saloshni Naidu