insert_link South Africa SA Health Minister condemns racial bias in medical schemes South Africa’s Health Minister, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, has publicly denounced systemic racial discrimination in the healthcare sector following the release of the Section 59 Investigation Report led by Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi. The report confirmed that major medical schemes—including Discovery, Medscheme, and the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS)- disproportionately penalised Black healthcare providers during fraud, waste, and abuse investigations. Motsoaledi, expressing his dismay, called the findings “shameful” and reiterated that there […] today8 July, 2025
insert_link South Africa South African Council for Medical Schemes is set to investigate the extravagant costs incurred by 33 medical schemes The South African Council for Medical Schemes is set to investigate the extravagant costs incurred by 33 medical schemes for hosting annual general meetings. A research report revealed the costs, totaling 29.2- million-rand, as concerning, prompting an in-depth inquiry into contributing factors. Five schemes, including Sizwe Hosmed and Discovery Health, exhibited notably higher spending. The investigation, empowered by the Medical Schemes Act, aims to ascertain causes and to assess if […] today16 January, 2024
