Private Healthcare
latest news & developments
NHI is bugbear of the upper crust
It is the political and economic fightback of those who have long enjoyed the luxury of world-class care where wealth buys life, dignity and speed, while the poor are forced to…
Address barriers to accessing innovative medicines
Too often, systems have been designed around protecting profits rather than protecting lives
Is tax alone enough to pay for the National Health Insurance?
The NHI Act says funding healthcare for all should come from tax but economic growth is in a vice and many people are without jobs
Private healthcare loses more than R22-billion a year to fraud, waste
The Special Investigating Unit says it is actively targeting healthcare fraudsters.
Private healthcare market inquiry cost R196m – Patel
Public hearings took place in 2016, and the commission received written reports and feedback from 175 stakeholders
Estranged bedfellows: Why the private sector remains wary of universal healthcare
Globally, one in four private healthcare groups surveyed won’t work with governments.
‘Most citizens are poor so private hospitals seem costly – they are not’
Association argues statistics skew the view of private hospital costs after international study questions facilities’ affordability.
Private healthcare inquiry counts cost of medical aid
Prescribed minimum benefits dominated the public hearings at the start of the Competition Commission’s inquiry into the private healthcare market.
Dental work’s a kick in the teeth
Many dental assistants in private practices are paid very little and have to do menial tasks.
Medical aids have dentists over a barrel
Dentists say the reduced rates paid out by medical schemes are putting them out of business.
Comment: Restore medical aids to good health
Private healthcare is meant to support public health, but it must be kept in check.
Maximum intervention prescribed
The HPCSA failed to rein in medical aid schemes — now it’s up to the Competition Commission
Mediclinic drops R3-billion after share sale to fund acquisitions
The company stock dropped 4.7% after a share sale to institutional investors to generate cash for investment opportunities.
The cost malady; Foresight is 2020
Vital changes need to ?be made in healthcare to give patients better value for their money.
Mediclinic profit increases as more South Africans turn to private health
Mediclinic International has seen an increase in full-year profit as more patients have visited its hospitals and spent more money per visit.