Scrapping of medical tariffs to benefit patients

THE scrapping of the ethical medical tariff would reduce South Africans confusion towards healthcare services, the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) of Southern Africa said yesterday . It has long been the argument of the BHF that the publication of a ceiling tariff by the (Health Professions Council of South Africa) has contributed to the cost spiral in health care, it said in a statement. The board believed the decision would empower consumers to make informed decisions on the cost of...