SECTION27 Oral Submission to Health Market Inquiry
On 31 October 2014, SECTION27 made written submissions to the Panel, in which we dealt in detail with our views of the workings of the private health sector in the…
Patient voices to be heard
Patient voices to finally be heard in the Health Market Inquiry In the early hours of 4 May 2011, Phindile Mlotshwa was startled awake because she couldn’t breathe. She didn’t make…
Market Inquiry Update
The Competition Commission has re-opened registration for participants to make oral submissions at the public hearings of the Market Inquiry into the Private Health Care Sector to ensure that there…
“Hands Off Our PMBs”
24 July 2015 On 14 July 2015, the Minister of Health published an amendment to Regulation 8 of the Regulations to the Medical Schemes Act for public comment by 14 October…
SECTION27 Health Inquiry submission
SECTION27 made a written submission to the Panel of the market inquiry into the private health sector on 30 October 2014. SECTION27's submission draws attention to the inequities within what is…
SECTION27 makes submissions on the Competition Commission’s Draft Guidelines for Participation and Draft Statement of Issues
SECTION27 and its partners welcome the publication of the Competition Commission's Draft Guidelines for Participation and Draft Statement of Issues for public comment. On 30 June 2014, SECTION27 made written…
Competition Commission releases “Statement of Issues” and “Guidelines for Participation”
The Competition Commission's Private Healthcare Inquiry Panel has published the “Statement of Issues” and “Guidelines for Participation in the Market Inquiry into the Private Healthcare Sector” for public comment. The panel has invited the…
Press Statement: Summary of Day 3 Netcare v KPMG
22 May 2014, Background This is a summary of the third day of the Netcare v KPMG case. Summaries for the first and second days appear here (day 1)…
SECTION27 and Corruption Watch host civil society stakeholder meeting on the Market Inquiry
SECTION27 and Corruption Watch are hosting a civil society stakeholder meeting into the Competition Commission's Market Inquiry into the Private Health Care Sector. Tim Fish Hodgson and Janneke Saltner's presentation…
SECTION27 releases fact sheet on the Market Inquiry into the Private Health Care Sector
SECTION27 has developed a fact sheet into the Market Inquiry. This publication is an easily accessible guide to the Inquiry which explains its importance. This publication has been produced ahead…
Press Statement: SECTION27 WELCOMES THE RELEASE OF THE FINAL TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE COMPETITION COMMISSION’S HEALTH INQUIRY
SECTION27 WELCOMES THE RELEASE OF THE FINAL TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE COMPETITION COMMISSION’S HEALTH INQUIRY Introduction On Friday, 29 November 2013, the Competition Commission published the Final Terms of…
SECTION27 AND TAC WELCOME THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A MARKET INQUIRY INTO PRIVATE HEALTHCARE
SECTION27 and TAC welcome the announcement by Minister Ebrahim Patel that the Competition Commission will launch a market inquiry into the private healthcare sector in September 2013.