HEALTH MARKET INQUIRY (‘HMI’)
SCHEDULE FOR SET 1 OF PUBLIC
HEARINGS
Date 4 February 2016
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Contents
HEARING 1 .......................................................................................................................... 3
HEARING 2 .......................................................................................................................... 5
HEARING 3 .......................................................................................................................... 7
HEARING 4 .......................................................................................................................... 9
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HEARING 1
HEARING 1
DAY 1
16 FEBRUARY 2016
PRETORIA: CSIR INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE
TIME
9:00 – 9:30
ACTIVITY
Arrival
STAKEHOLDERS
All
9:30 – 10:00
Address by the Chairperson
Judge Sandile Ngcobo
10:00 – 11:00
Overview of the Private Healthcare
Sector
HMI Technical Team
11:00 – 11:20
11:20 – 12:00
Tea Break
Overview of the Private Healthcare
Sector (continued)
HMI Technical Team
12:00 – 13:00
Oral Submission
Ms. Angela Drescher
13:00 – 14:00
14:00 – 14:30
Lunch Break
Oral Submission
Ms. Angela Drescher
14:30 – 15:30
Oral Submission:
Professor Michael Herbst
15:30 - 16:30
Oral Submission
Mr. Craig Lester
END OF DAY 1
HEARING 1
DAY 2
17 FEBRUARY 2016
PRETORIA: CSIR INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE
TIME
9:00 – 9:30
ACTIVITY
Arrival
STAKEHOLDERS
All
9:30 – 11:00
Oral Submission
Section 27 and partners:
 Ms. Andaleeb Rinquest
 Mr. Ivan Evans
 Ms. Phindile Mlotshwa
 Rural Health Advocacy
Project
 South Africa Depression
and Anxiety Group
(SADAG)
 South African Federation
for Mental Health
3


11:00 – 11:20
11:20 – 12:20
Tea Break
Oral Submission
12:20 – 13:00
Oral Submission
13:00 – 14:00
14:00 – 14:30
Lunch Break
Oral Submission
14:30 – 16:00
Oral Submission
Southern African HIV
Clinicians Society
Treatment Action
Campaign
Section 27 and partners
(continued)
World Health Organisation (WHO)
& Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development
(OECD)
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development
(OECD) (continued)
Congress of South African Trade
Unions (COSATU)
END OF DAY 2
HEARING 1
DAY 3
18 FEBRUARY 2016
PRETORIA: CSIR INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE
TIME
9:00 – 9:30
ACTIVITY
Arrival
STAKEHOLDERS
All
9:30 – 10:30
Oral Submission
Cancer Association of South
Africa (CANSA)
10:30 – 11:30
Oral Submission
South African Society of
Cardiovascular Intervention
(SASCI)
11:30 – 11:50
11:50 – 12:50
Tea Break
Oral Submission
12:50 – 14:00
14:00 – 16:00
Lunch Break
Oral Submission
Society of Private Nurse
Practitioners (SPNP)
Reserved for flow over
END OF DAY 3
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HEARING 2
HEARING 2
DAY 1
23 FEBRUARY 2016
PRETORIA: HMI OFFICES
TIME
9:00 – 9:30
ACTIVITY
Arrival
STAKEHOLDERS
All
9:30 – 10:10
Oral Submission
Dr Jeffrey King
10:10 – 10:50
Oral Submission
Dr Kgabane Moloto
10:50 – 11:10
11:10 – 12:10
Tea Break
Oral Submission
12:10 – 13:10
Oral Submission
13:10 – 14:10
14:10 – 15:10
Lunch Break
Oral Submission
The Pharmaceutical Society of
SA (PSSA)
Innovative Pharmaceutical
Association of South Africa
(IPASA)
Independent Community
Pharmacy Association (ICPA)
END OF DAY 1
HEARING 2
DAY 2
24 FEBRUARY 2016
PRETORIA: HMI OFFICES
TIME
9:00 – 9:30
ACTIVITY
Arrival
STAKEHOLDERS
All
9:30 – 10:30
Oral Submission
South African Medical Association
(SAMA)
10:30 – 11:30
Oral Submission
South African Private
Practitioners Forum (SAPPF)
11:30 – 11:50
11:50 – 12:50
Tea Break
Oral Submission
12:50 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:00
Lunch Break
Oral Submission
15:00 – 15:40
Oral Submission
South African Optometric
Association (SAOA)
15:40 – 16:20
Oral Submission
Iso Leso Optics Ltd
South African Society of
Anaesthesiologists (SASA)
Emerging Market Healthcare
(EMC)
END OF DAY 2
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HEARING 2
DAY 3
25 FEBRUARY 2016
PRETORIA: HMI OFFICES
TIME
9:00 – 9:30
ACTIVITY
Arrival
STAKEHOLDERS
All
9:30 – 11:30
Oral Submission
Health Professions Council of
South Africa (HPCSA)
11:30 – 11:50
11:50 – 12:50
Tea Break
Oral Submission
12:50 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:00
Lunch Break
Oral Submission
15:00 – 16:00
Oral Submission
Marpemed (Pty) Ltd
South African Medical Device
Industry Association (SAMED)
Dental Practitioners Association
END OF DAY 3
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HEARING 3
HEARING 3
DAY 1
1 MARCH 2016
CAPE TOWN (venue to be advised)
TIME
9:00 – 9:30
ACTIVITY
Arrival
STAKEHOLDERS
All
9:30 – 10:30
Oral Submission
Board of Healthcare Funders of
Southern Africa (BHF)
10:30 – 11:30
Oral Submission
Bestmed Medical Scheme
11:30 – 11:50
11:50 – 12:50
Tea Break
Oral Submission
12:50 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:00
Lunch Break
Oral Submission
15:00 – 16:00
Oral Submission
Government Employees Medical
Scheme (GEMS)
Cape Medical Plan
South African Municipal Workers'
Union Medical Scheme
(SAMWUMED)
END OF DAY 1
HEARING 3
DAY 2
2 MARCH 2016
CAPE TOWN (venue to be advised)
TIME
9:00 – 9:30
ACTIVITY
Arrival
STAKEHOLDERS
All
9:30 – 10:30
Oral Submission
Discovery Health (Pty) Ltd
10:30 – 11:30
Oral Submission
MMI Holdings Ltd
11:30 – 11:50
11:50 – 12:50
Tea Break
Oral Submission
12:50 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:00
Lunch Break
Oral Submission
Verirad (Pty) Ltd
15:00 – 16:00
Oral Submission
The Unlimited Group (Pty) Ltd
Strata Healthcare Management
(Pty) Ltd
END OF DAY 2
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HEARING 3
DAY 3
3 MARCH 2016
CAPE TOWN (venue to be advised)
TIME
9:00 – 9:30
ACTIVITY
Arrival
STAKEHOLDERS
All
9:30 – 11:00
Oral Submission
Ms. Kwanele Asante
11:00 – 11:20
11:20 – 12:50
Tea Break
Oral Submission
12:50 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:00
Lunch Break
Oral Submission
15:00 – 16:00
Oral Submission
Discovery Health Medical
Scheme
Financial Intermediaries
Association of Southern Africa
(FIA)
Independent Practitioners
Association Foundation (IPAF)
END OF DAY 3
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HEARING 4
HEARING 4
DAY 1
8 MARCH 2016
CAPE TOWN (venue to be advised)
TIME
9:00 – 9:30
ACTIVITY
Arrival
STAKEHOLDERS
All
9:30 – 11:00
Oral Submission
Western Cape Department of
Health
11:00 – 11:20
11:20 – 12:50
Tea Break
Oral Submission
12:50 – 13:50
13:50 – 15:20
Lunch Break
Oral Submission
15:20 – 16:20
Oral Submission
Gauteng Department of Health
Kwa-Zulu Natal Department of
Health
Day Hospital Association of South
Africa (DHASA)
END OF DAY 1
HEARING 4
DAY 2
9 MARCH 2016
CAPE TOWN (venue to be advised)
TIME
9:00 – 9:30
ACTIVITY
Arrival
STAKEHOLDERS
All
9:30 – 10:30
Oral Submission
Council for Medical Schemes
(CMS)
10:30 – 11:30
Oral Submission
Allied Health Professions Council
of South Africa (AHPCSA)
11:30 – 11:50
11:50 – 12:30
Tea Break
Oral Submission
12:30 – 13:10
Oral Submission
Chiropractic Association of South
Africa (CASA)
Mr. Kyle Drescher
13:10 – 14:10
14:10 – 15:00
Lunch Break
Oral Submission
Professor Justus Apffelstaedt
15:00 – 16:00
Oral Submission
National Hospital Network (NHN)
END OF DAY 2
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HEARING 4
DAY 3
10 MARCH 2016
CAPE TOWN (venue to be advised)
TIME
8:30 – 9:00
ACTIVITY
Arrival
STAKEHOLDERS
All
9:00 – 10:30
Oral Submission
Life Healthcare Group Holding Ltd
10:30 – 11:00
Oral Submission
Mediclinic South Africa (Pty) Ltd
11:00 – 11:20
11:20 – 12:20
Tea Break
Oral Submission
12:20 – 13:00
12:50 – 14:00
14:00 – 14:50
Oral Submission
Lunch Break
Oral Submission
14:50 – 16:50
Oral Submission
Mediclinic South Africa (Pty) Ltd
(continued)
Netcare Ltd
Netcare Ltd (continued)
National Department of Health
(NDoH)
END OF DAY 3
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