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Zimbabwe: New Medical Fees Set for Council Hospitals
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The Herald (Harare)
16 May 2008
Posted to the web 16 May 2008
Harare
THE Association of Health Care Funders of Zimbabwe has approved new medical fees for all council administered health institutions to a maximum of $4,5 billion with effect from May 1.
In a letter dated May 13 by AHFoZ, both adults and children on medical aid will now part with $504 million as consultation fee from a Registered General Nurse up from $16,8 million charged in February.
Patients seeking medical services from a doctor will fork $720 million a visit up from $24 million.
Charges for expecting mothers have been pegged at $1 billion a visit, up from $100 million.
Other health services such as dressings and bandages now cost $150 million up from $9,5 million per dressing.
Consultation fees for patients visiting the Genito-Urinary Centre and Dermatology have also been hiked from $21,6 million to $767 million a visit to an RGN and from $30,8 million to $1,1 billion in doctors' consultation fee.
Consultation fees for family planning services have also been increased from $4 million to $40 million a visit.
Consultation for a pap smear has gone up from $17,4 million to $850 million while family planning methods such as Depo Provera now cost $50 million up from $10 million.
A packet of pills is now sold at $5 million up from $1 million.
Adult patients referred to council administered hospitals will now pay $300 million
while children pay $150 million up from $20 million.
Laboratory costs have also been increased to a ceiling of $4,5 billion for patients on medical aid and $2,3 billion for cash patients.
The disparity between patients on medical aid and those paying cash in laboratory fees is because medical aid funds take longer to be paid.
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Other laboratory costs range from a minimum of $100 million for patients on medical aid and $76 million for cash patients.
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