Medical scheme rip-off?
30/4/2008 |
Last month, the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) applied to be exempt from the provisions of the Competitions Act. Is this an attempt to rip off the consumer even further?
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Netcare rejects bargaining plan
4/4/2008 |
Netcare has rejected a proposal by the Council for Medical Schemes to introduce collective bargaining between schemes and healthcare providers.
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Hasa contests new regulations
14/3/2008 |
Government regulation that seeks to institute price control is not in anyone's best interests, the Hospital Association of South Africa (Hasa) said.
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SA hospitals in jeopardy?
12/3/2008 |
Is this the beginning of the end for South Africa's private hospitals?
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Industry in trouble
12/3/2008 |
The South African medical scheme industry is not very healthy.
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Netcare fine too low: tribunal
11/3/2008 |
A proposed R6-million fine imposed on Netcare and the Community Health Care group for anti-competitive practices has been rejected by the Competition Tribunal as being too low.
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Queuing for garlic?
4/3/2008 |
There is a lot of mistrust between private healthcare companies, like Discovery and Netcare, and the public.
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Medscheme makes breakthrough
18/2/2008 |
Medscheme and the leaders of major IPAs haveannounced a breakthrough agreement aimed at improving the quality and cost effectiveness of healthcare delivery in South Africa.
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Govt wants private health info
6/2/2008 |
The private health care sector has been invited to share pricing information with government, the health department said on Tuesday.
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Claims exceed contributions
5/2/2008 |
The Board of Healthcare Funders recently again discussed a proposal for the review of prescribed minimum benefits with the minister of health, Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.
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