on R33.

8 billi

How medical aids spend your money

Heres what SAs medical schemes paid out last year
on R21.3 billi

on R15.2 billi

n R7.3 billio

on R6.8 billi R3.1 billio n n R2.6 billio R2.1 billio n

on R652 milli
Claimed by dental specialists

Claimed by private hospitals

Paid to medical specialists

Cost of medicines

Supplementary and allied health professionals*

Claimed by general practitioners

Cost of other benets

Claimed by dentists

Cost for managed care**

What medical aids pay their trustees

= 1 trustee

R6.3 million
spent by Liberty on nine trustees

spent by Medshield on 11 trustees

R4.6 million

spent by Fedhealth on 12 trustees

R3.6 million

spent by government employees on 15 trustees

R3.5 million

spent by Bestmed on 20 trustees

R3.5 million

R2.3 million
spent by Discovery on nine trustees

R2.3 million
spent by Spectramed on six trustees

spent by Sizwe Medical Fund on 13 trustees

R2.1 million

spent by LA Health on 15 trustees

R2.1 million

spent by the South African Police Service on 16 trustees

R1.9 million

Average fee per trustee was

R700 000

Average fee per trustee was

R420 000

R300 000

Average fee per trustee was

Average fee per trustee was

R234 000

Average fee per trustee was

R175 000

Average fee per trustee was

R255 000

Average fee per trustee was

R380 000

Average fee per trustee was

R160 000

Average fee per trustee was

R140 000

Average fee per trustee was

R118 000

*eg homeopaths **eg home nursing Source: Council for Medical Schemes annual report

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