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Findings of private health inquiry to be dumped?

News

There is a risk that the Health Market Inquiry’s recommendations on the private health sector will be disregarded by government as they do not align with the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme, warn health activists. But are the two mutually exclusive? And what are the government’s plans? HEALTH-E NEWS’ Amy Green finds out.

Amy Green
September 10, 2018

Want to know how good your doctor is?

Health Systems

If patients had better information about private health providers, this would stimulate competition, says the Health Market Inquiry

kerrycullinan
August 31, 2017

Private healthcare: The blame game

Health Systems, News

The Competition Commission’s inquiry into private healthcare has changed focus, with medical schemes and administrators doing their best to blame others for the cause high price of private care.

kerrycullinan
March 7, 2016

Private care exposed as costly, insensitive

Health Systems

After a week of public hearings into private healthcare, medical aids came out looking insensitive, while fees charged by hospitals and specialists were also hammered.

kerrycullinan
February 22, 2016

Medical schemes exploit patients’ ignorance

Health Systems

Medical schemes avoid covering their members for treatment they are obliged to cover by law, and patients pay up because they don’t know their rights.

kerrycullinan
February 19, 2016

Regulate private health prices, inquiry told

Health Systems

The long-awaited Competition Commission inquiry into private healthcare kicked off this week with an appeal for prices to be regulated

thabo-molelekwa and thabo-molelekwa
February 18, 2016

Report: Summary of Competition Commission submissions

Health, Health Systems

Public interest organisation Section27 has summarised inputs from the Department of Health, medical schemes, civil society and others on documents set to form the base of the Competition Commission market inquiry into the private health care sector.

healthe
August 4, 2014
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Report: Summary of Netcare v KPMG litigation

Health, Health Systems

Section27 has summarized the first three days of litigation in case brought against auditing company KPMG in regards to its possible involvement in South Africa's Competition Commission's market inquiry into private health care.

healthe
May 29, 2014

Fact sheet: Competition Commission market inquiry into the private health care sector

Health, Health Systems, News

Released by public interest organisation Section27, this fact sheet outlines key information regarding the ongoing Competition Commission inquiry into the private health care sector.

healthe
April 14, 2014

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