Discovery Health suffered a blow at the Gauteng High Court, having its case to force the Road Accident Fund (RAF) to reimburse it for claims dismissed, reported BusinessTech (18 Dec 2024).
“The majority ruling is a blow to Discovery’s drive to get the RAF to pay up, but it does not necessarily mean the end of the road.
“The medical scheme has been paying for its members’ medical costs related to accidents. However, the group would then ask its members to claim from the RAF and pay the money back to Discovery. The RAF argued that it is not liable for these fees, and its current management ended the practice with a directive issued in 2022. The directive was effectively a refusal by the RAF to pay for past medical expenses of claimants who had already been paid out by medical aids. This resulted in legal action from Discovery.
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