Competition Commission slams door on medical schemes
Board of Healthcare Funders fails to allow its members to collectively negotiate with healthcare service providers
27 January 2025 - 05:00
The Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) has failed in its bid to get the Competition Commission to allow its members to collectively negotiate with healthcare service providers on pricing and prescribed minimum benefits (PMBs), among others, in a bid to arrest the “decline” of the medical aid sector.
The BHF’s more than 30 members include Bonitas, the Government Employees Medical Scheme and Medshield...
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