[TOP STORY] Private healthcare system ‘unsustainable’ and driving up unnecessary hospital costs

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‘The procedure that’s done in hospital can sometimes be up to ten times — and even more — expensive for the exact same procedure that is done outside of hospital,’ says Lungile Kasapato, CEO of PPO Serve.
27 Oct 2025 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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