Five years ago the medical claims were sitting at R28.6bn, but now the bill has shot up to R99.2bn.
This is after Finance Minister Tito Mboweni had warned that the claims were unsustainable. Mboweni said they would not allow the medical bill to spiral out of control.The National Treasury said several measures would be undertaken to clamp down on the rising medical claims.The budget review said there were a number of intervention measures to reduce the medical claims.
“The department has contracted law firms with medico-legal expertise to support claim management and provide legal services in some provinces,” states the budget review. “Parliament is considering the State Liability Amendment Bill, which would introduce periodic payments and provide for compensation in kind, in the form of future medical care in public facilities,” the budget review stated.
“Long-term solutions may require wider legal reform, which the South African Law Reform Commission is exploring,” reads the budget review.
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