South Africa's Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has officially received an investigation report on the findings of the inquiry conducted by Section 59 Investigation Panel into allegations of racial discrimination by medical schemes against black health care providers in the country.

In May 2019, members of the National Health Care Professionals Association (NHCPA) and Solutionist Thinkers, made public allegations that they were being discriminated against by medical schemes and administrators and their claims were being withheld based on their race and ethnicity.

Lulu Gaboo spoke to Dr Thandi Mabeba, Chairperson of the Council for Medical Schemes to unpack this…