08-07-2025
Inquiry finds bias in medical schemes
JOHANNESBURG - Medical aid schemes have acted unfairly and in a racially discriminatory manner towards black healthcare providers.
That's the finding of a Section 59 Inquiry.
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But the Board of Healthcare funders – representing the medical aids – says it rejects this.
According to the managing director of the board of Healthcare Funders, Dr Katlego Mothudi says while they noted from the interim report of racial bias, this does not mean that schemes are deliberately targeting black practitioners.
The findings have since prompted urgent calls for transformation within the private healthcare funding sector.
Meanwhile CEO and Registrar of the Council for Medical Schemes Dr Musa Gumede welcomed the inquiry.
