Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. Picture: Jacques Nelles
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has allegedly blocked the release of the findings of the inquiry into allegations that black and Indian medics were targeted by administrators for fraud investigations and their payments withheld by medical aid schemes. The allegations of racial profiling were publicly made by the National Health Care Professionals Association (NHCPA) and Solutionist Thinkers in May last year, which triggered the Council for Medical Schemesâ (CMS) independent Section 59 Investigation Panel inquiry. The panel, chaired by Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, was due to release the report on Reconciliation Day, but was informed that morning Mkhize had raised concerns about.
Delay in release of report into racial profiling by medical aid schemes Updated
Gaopalelwe Phalaetsile
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There has been a delay in the release of the interim report into allegations of the unfair treatment of black, coloured and Indian private healthcare practitioners by medical aid companies in South Africa.
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The report was originally schedule for release on Wednesday, according to the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS).
The section 59 Investigation was initiated after members of the National Healthcare Professionals Association said their claims were held back based on race.
Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi chaired the panel and the report has been handed over to the Council of Medical Schemes.