South Africa: Committees On Health and Public Service Commission Are Waiting for Final Report On Section 59 Investigation

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The Joint Meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, and the Portfolio Committee on Health received a briefing today from the Government Employee Medical Scheme (GEMS) and the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) on the Section 59 Investigation Interim Report on the inquiry into allegations of unfair racial discrimination and procedural unfairness by medical schemes.

The preliminary findings of the Section 59 investigation which found that medical schemes (Government Employees Medical Scheme, Discovery and Medscheme) racially profiled black health practitioners so that they do not enjoy the same benefits with other races when claiming for the rendered healthcare services.

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