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Top 10 Discovery claims last year totalled R70m - Juta MedicalBrief

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Ten of the highest member claims paid by Discovery Health Medical Scheme (DHMS) in 2024 totalled R70.5m, the highest (R9.6m) going to a 75-year-old member for “care for (the) long-term use of a ventilator”, reports Moneyweb. To fund this claim, it would take a theoretical 283 years’ worth of contributions (nearly 3 400 months). The company said half of the top 10 claims were for the long-term use of a ventilator, with the youngest patient being …
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Medical Brief broke the news in on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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