The Association of
Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe has increased the fees payable by its member medical
aid societies to healthcare service providers with effect from Monday (February
11).
Payments to hospitals have
been increased by 30 percent, while those paid to all other service providers,
including doctors and dentists, have gone up by 40 percent.
In a statement announcing
the increases, AHFoZ said the increases applied to RTGS transactions.
“AHFoZ is still exploring
sustainable strategies to cater for service provider groups who require foreign
currency for their day-to-day operations,” the statement said.
It said that regrettably
the increase had to be borne by medical aid society members.
“As such the increase is
conservative in relation to some of the fees being charged. An increase that
would cover 100% of the fees being charged would be both unaffordable and
unsustainable,” the statement said.
It said AHFoZ hoped that
the fees review would help ease the hardships medical aid patients face in
seeking healthcare services.
“AHFoZ wishes to thank all
service providers who are accepting the medical aid card and not charging
patients US dollars cash or any deterrent shortfall,” the statement said.
