Medical specialists in South Africa are charging as much as 300% more than amounts than medical schemes will cover. The reason that specialists can charge so much is that there is a chronic shortage of specialists in the country. Medical specialists have fled…
Often people who are looking for medical aids ask about a “comprehensive hospital plan”. But really there is no such thing. A comprehensive medical aid is a plan that offers both day-to-day benefits and hospital cover. The day-to-day benefits include such things as…
The Competition Tribunal is to investigate possible price fixing and collusion in the treatment of newborns in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) turned to the tribunal as a result of complaint it received and which the Competition Commission…