Did anyone watch SABC3 tonight at 9:30pm?

[Samir]

Huge medical aid fraud... yet another spanner in the medical indaba...

[guru]

There is definitley fraud out there by all health practitioners. However as a service provider we see our tarifs only increase by 4 to 5 percent every year on average , but medical aids increase premiums by 10 to 12 percent anually. Wheres the money going? Investors pockets. Also I see discovery only lasting another 3 years. They are up to sh@#&. They are looking for scapegoats to justify their tarrif increases. Yes fraud does happen, but is not to blame for the high infaltion in medical costs.

[CHATTYCHAT]

Yeah, not to mention nice salaries; topping up of mandatory reserves which according to the formula absorbs an enormous component of contribtions from new entrants as well as existing members; and towards reinsurance of large major medical benefits.