Payouts of medical related claims were R265 million in 2013. This skyrocketed to R2.7 billion in 2023.
The SIU says it has uncovered evidence of law firms making fraudulent claims and it has stopped about R3 billion of such claims.
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Payments of medical-related legal claims (medico-legal) against the Department of Health ballooned to R2.7 billion in 2023. In 2013, it was R265 million. This is according to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) when it briefed the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) last week.
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