Healthcare findings postponed again after hitting more hurdles
The Competition Commission is delaying the publication of its findings as Netcare, Mediclinic and Life Healthcare raise objections and KPMG’s objectivity is called into question
The Competition Commission has announced a further delay in the publication of its findings into its healthcare market inquiry, citing procedural objections raised by SA’s three biggest private hospital groups Netcare, Mediclinic and Life Healthcare.Stakeholders had also challenged the objectivity of KPMG’s profitability analysis of these hospital groups and medical scheme administrators, it said.As a result, its provisional report is now slated for publication by the end of April 2018, and the deadline for its final report has been extended until the end of next August. It will publish a series of analytical reports by December 8, and allow interested parties until January 31 to comment."The health market inquiry is aware of the public interest in the outcome of this inquiry and regrets these further delays in the publication of its provisional report. The Panel (has taken steps) to reassure stakeholders as to the integrity of the process and to prevent any further delay that may r...
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