The department of trade, industry & competition has granted small private hospital groups an exemption from certain competition regulations for the next five years as it seeks to level the playing field in an industry dominated by three big hospital groups — Mediclinic, Netcare and Life Healthcare.

According to the Competition Commission, the “big three” group control 83% of the national SA private healthcare facilities market in terms of number of beds, and this percentage increases to 90% for the total number of admissions...

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