FOCUS: MEDICO-LEGAL
Top court to decide on medical aid information disclosures
In a case that will have groundbreaking implications for medical schemes and its members, the Constitutional Court will today deliberate on the extent of medical information disclosure required for members, in a case involving Profmed and the late Adelia Steyn, notes MedicalBrief.
The court will decide on whether non-disclosure of a condition like gastritis – which Steyn deemed immaterial – can justify coverage termination.
BusinessLIVE reports that after claims amounting to about R400 000, Steyn’s membership was revoked in 2016 by...