Question NW1613 to the Minister of Health

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12 May 2022 - NW1613

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Clarke, Ms M to ask the Minister of Health

(1)Considering the exorbitant amount owed by the State for medico-legal claims, how does his department plan to pay all the outstanding medical claims against them; (2) will payment of the claims come from the national health budget; if not, where will the payment come from; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

As the National Department of Health, we are consulting with the provincial Departments of Health to collate the responses from those provincial Departments of Health to enable the Minister to respond to this question. The Minister will submit the response to the question as soon as the relevant information is received from the provinces.

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