Road Accident Fund's New Rule Irks - South African News Briefs - August 29, 2022 allafrica: SouthAfrica RAF MedicalAid compensation ComradesMarathon TeteDijana AlexandraMorozova potatoes pricehike
The Road Accident Fund is being hauled to court over a contentious new policy to stop paying out for past medical expenses covered by medical aid. The controversial move was announced in an internal communique published earlier this month, which states that all RAF offices must now reject claims for past medical expenses - which were covered by medical aid on the grounds that these claimants"sustained no loss or incurred any expenses".
that a claimant has a contractual obligation to reimburse his/her medical aid for past medical expenses covered or paid by them, once he/she is successful with an RAF claim. Discovery Health is also challenging the RAF action.Tete Dijana has won the men's race in the 95th Comrades Marathon that took place yesterday August 28, in the"down run" from Pietermaritzburg to Durban.