{"id":27333,"date":"2026-06-11T13:08:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=27333"},"modified":"2026-06-17T14:22:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:22:21","slug":"dont-get-played","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/27333","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t\u00a0get played"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27333\" class=\"elementor elementor-27333\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbe2bf6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbe2bf6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b58cb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b58cb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Medical aid fraud is not  a victimless crime \u2013 it costs South Africa billions every year and every single member pays the price. <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d613b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68d613b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When fraudsters \u2013 whether healthcare providers, members or organised syndicates \u2013 game the system, the financial strain is passed on to every honest member through higher contributions and reduced benefits.<\/p><p>The Board of Healthcare Funders estimates that between 10% and 15% of all healthcare claims contain fraudulent, wasteful or abusive elements, costing the industry an estimated R28 billion to R30 billion a year. That&#8217;s money that should be going towards your care. By calling out fraud, you help keep contributions affordable and benefits intact for everyone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-519efa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"519efa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"1322\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Know-the-enemy-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-27593\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Know-the-enemy-2-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Know-the-enemy-2-1-159x300.jpg 159w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Know-the-enemy-2-1-542x1024.jpg 542w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c89025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c89025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Facing the consequences <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52db0ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52db0ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;re caught committing medical aid fraud, you face:<\/p><ul><li>Immediate repayment of all fraudulent claims<\/li><li>Termination of your medical aid membership<\/li><li>Criminal charges and possible imprisonment of up to five years<\/li><li>Reporting to the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), if you&#8217;re a practitioner<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd3d27f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd3d27f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4f58a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4f58a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blow the whistle on fraud<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div style=\"display:flex; gap:10px;justify-content:center\" class=\"wps-pgfw-pdf-generate-icon__wrapper-frontend\">\n\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27333?action=genpdf&amp;id=27333\" class=\"pgfw-single-pdf-download-button\" ><img src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-generator-for-wp\/admin\/src\/images\/PDF_Tray.svg\" title=\"Generate PDF\" style=\"width:auto; height:45px;\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical aid fraud is not a victimless crime \u2013 it costs South Africa billions every year and every single member pays the price. When fraudsters \u2013 whether healthcare providers, members or organised syndicates \u2013 game the system, the financial strain is passed on to every honest member through higher contributions and reduced benefits. 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