Liquidators appointed to manage end to Community Medical Aid Scheme
The Master of the High Court has appointed Ralph Lutchman‚ Beneste Dicks and Phuti Dibete of Concord Administrators as provisional liquidators to manage the winding up of the Community Medical Aid Scheme (Commed).This was disclosed by the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) in a statement on Thursday.The CMS said all Commed members were transferred to Bonitas Medical Fund‚ "to ensure that their interests are protected with effect from August 7 2017 and only claims for service dates prior to the transfer must be queried with the liquidators".According to CMS: "The appointment of the provisional liquidators on November 27 2017 followed a provisional order obtained by the Registrar of Medical Schemes from the Gauteng Division of the High Court for the winding up of the scheme in terms of section 53 of the Medical Schemes Act‚ 131 of 1998‚ on November 14 2017."CMS added: "All enquiries and claims by potential creditors‚ including members and healthcare providers‚ should forthwith be direc...
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