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Healthcare markets in South Africa have been facing scrutiny with policy reform geared towards a National Health Insurance scheme. Our team has significant experience in analysing competition and regulatory issues in the sector and can help to understand what these changes may mean for different stakeholders. Clients have included the Competition Commission, non-profit organisations, medical aid administrators, private hospitals and groups of healthcare professionals.
Some examples of the work we have done include:
Technical assistance with parts of the Healthcare Market Inquiry for the Competition Commission of South Africa
A competition complaint about pricing in the pathology sector by the Healthcare Funders Association in South Africa
A competition complaint about pricing of a pharmaceutical in South Africa
A competition complaint for an independent hospital in South Africa
Advice on regulations on retail pricing of spectacles and contact lenses for a group of optometrists in South Africa
Advice on regulations governing pharmacist fees in Mauritius
Acacia’s economists also have considerable past experience in the healthcare sector, including analysis of both the public and private sectors. This includes expertise in competition cases, pricing/tariff regulation methodologies, pharmacoeconomics and healthcare policy analysis (including on the NHI).
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