SIU concerned over surge in fraudulent medical claims

JOHANNESBURG - The Special Investigating Unit has expressed concerns over an increase in fraudulent medico-legal claims.

Speaking in Parliament last month, the Auditor-General revealed claims have increased since 2018.

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It went up 10% to to R77bn in the past 5 years.

Most of these relate to medical negligence.

The SIU uncovered 158  matters to the value of R2.9bn handled by one legal firm.

But, it could find no hospital records for any of the claimants.

One potential fraudulent claim to the tune of R55m was uncovered in Gauteng.