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South Africa · South AfricaDiscovery Health has asked some of its medical aid members to repay money after an internal processing error led to claims being paid at higher levels than their plans allow. The issue affects members on five of Discovery Health Medical Scheme’s higher-tier plans: Executive, Classic Comprehensive, Classic Smart Comprehensive, Classic Priority and Essential Priority. At the centre of the problem is the Above Threshold Benefit (ATB), which covers …See the Story
Discovery Health Members Asked to Repay THOUSANDS After Claims Glitch
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Corruption · North WestA former North West Health Department HoD, Dr Andrew Lekalakala – arrested in 2019 and charged with fraud and corruption – has been unsuccessful in his legal efforts to have section 22 of the North West provincial legislature’s Powers, Privileges and Immunities Act declared unconstitutional. TimesLIVE reports that the challenged section makes it an offence, punishable as perjury, for anyone who, after being warned, knowingly and corruptly gives …See the Story
Top North West official to face fraud and corruption charges linked to Gupta family contract
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