Live Breaking News & Updates on Medical Scheme Section
Stay updated with breaking news from Medical scheme section. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Black medical practitioners have welcomed a high-level report that acknowledges their unfair treatment by top medical aids, and have called for the system to be urgently rectified. ....
Board of Healthcare Funders hits back at racism allegations in medical aid schemes report By Zelda Venter Share PRETORIA - The Board of Healthcare Funders said that it would closely review the preliminary report issued by the Council for Medical Schemes’ Section 59 Investigation in which it was found that black medical practitioners were unfairly discriminated against. BHF said in a statement that they would engage with the panel set up to investigate the claims to establish a way forward and to establish remedial interventions where such interventions are required. Dr Katlego Mothudi, Managing Director of the BHF, said several efforts are being made in the medical scheme industry to root out fraud, waste and corruption. In efforts to do so, the board member schemes follow various processes to determine trends and anomalies in claims, and use these to determine the outcome of claims. ....