Medical aids slated for not knowing racial demographics of doctors

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'It's really disappointing that Discovery doesn't see this as important to have a demographic profile of healthcare practitioners.'

"We don't know the race profile of practitioners. We literally do not know. We don't presume to look at a surname and decide that Mr Jones is black, white or coloured. We do not possess race information or gender information of our practitioners.

The SAHRC held a preliminary hearing in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, to investigate if it should launch a full inquiry into medical aid schemes. This follows claims thatthat medical schemes are using coercion, unlawful investigations and other means to hold them ransom before they are paid out. Government Employees Medical Scheme principal officer Dr Gunvant Goolab said during their testimony:"There is no race recorded on Gem's systems … We receive the information from the Board of Healthcare [Funders of SA]."

 

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This is happening in the short term insurance industry with black service providers. This is planned as Corporate SA resist transformation and BEE Circumvention at the highest order. Discovery_SA SAIA01 SAHRCommission PresidencyZA bbbeecommission CompComSA

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