State reaches pricing deal with private hospitals for Covid-19 patients
The Western Cape is likely to be the first province to broker deals with private hospitals, as many of its ICU wards are already overstretched
04 June 2020 - 14:56
The health department has finalised the fees it will pay private hospitals for severely ill Covid-19 patients, paving the way for the provinces to negotiate contracts with service providers to take pressure off overburdened facilities.
It has also prescribed rates for some of the services required in hospital, such as radiology...
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