Doctors accused of price-fixing to treat premature babies in ICU

If your baby is born prematurely and needs intensive care treatment, you are likely to be charged more. Doctors have been accused by the Council for Medical Schemes of price-fixing when treating premature babies in ICU.The accusations arise from billing guidelines released in 2010 by the SA Medical Association, which said paediatricians treating premature babies in intensive care could charge 50% more than they would charge for normal weight and aged babies.