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The state is to blame for SA’s pricey medical aid. This is why

01 October 2019 - 07:00 By Katharine Child
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Sandile Ngcobo, the chairperson of the Competition Commission probe, says the private hospital market is dominated by the country's three big providers.
Sandile Ngcobo, the chairperson of the Competition Commission probe, says the private hospital market is dominated by the country's three big providers.
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The findings of the Competition Commission’s health market inquiry into the cost of private health care have finally been released.

Among other things, the inquiry flagged the state’s poor regulation of the sector, and lists what it should do to fix things.

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