The family of a Northern KwaZulu-Natal woman who collapsed and died are seeking legal advice about pursuing a civil claim against a medical aid scheme for allegedly suspending payments for her dialysis treatment. The 53-year-old died earlier this month after missing four dialysis sessions. She had been on dialysis for two years. Discovery Health had..
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Mom dies after Discovery Health ‘stops paying doctor for dialysis treatment’
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The big question:- Why South Africa needs to discipline the private healthcare industry
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If a service is provided by a company rather than government, this does not automatically mean a market is at work. The point is fairly obvious but has passed many in South Africa by.
Private provision of services is moving into the spotlight in South Africa as the government looks to make the health system more accessible to the poor. One aspect is the Health Market Inquiry,
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