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Netcare accused of delays

[b]Netcare[/b] has been accused of deliberately delaying the [b]Competition Commission[/b] inquiry into what is driving up 'hospital and doctors’ fees, reports [s]The Times[/s]. The commission, which was scheduled to start work on 6 January, has set aside two years for its investigation into why medical costs rise at above the inflation rate every year. But the inquiry has been delayed by Netcare's legal challenge that consultancy KPMG says is aimed at derailing the commission.

In an editorial, [s]The Times[/s] writes that Netcare's actions are 'sure to lead to accusations that private health providers have something to hide and are profiteering from illness — just the excuse the politicians need to plunge on with the extravagant and poorly conceived NHI.'

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[link url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2014/03/24/state-s-record-on-health-puts-viability-of-nhi-in-doubt]Editorial[/link]

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