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/ 15 September 2008
The government medical scheme has continued to siphon new members, driving the first noteworthy increase in the number of medical aid beneficiaries.
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/ 31 December 2007
The registrar of medical schemes, Patrick Masobe, has threatened to take private hospitals to the Competition Commission if they fail to justify their price increases planned for next year, Business Day reported on Monday. Private hospitals traditionally raise tariffs on January 1 after negotiations with medical schemes, whose members constitute the bulk of their patients.