Legislators unite to condemn doctors’ demand for cash from medical aid patients

Mr. Speaker, I think the Minister as the regulatory authority, must intervene and correct that position.  If there is anyone who is being mischievous, I think the Minister must call them to order.  I sympathise with medical doctors.  I must not be construed to say that I do not sympathise with medical doctors.  What is happening is that when medical doctors give a service and accept a medical aid card, there is a paper trail.  ZIMRA will come and demand tax based on the invoices that have been given, yet the medical doctor has not been paid his money by the medical aid society.  Therefore, what it means is that the medical doctor must pay tax for money that he has not received.  For example, if a medical doctor is owed $100 000 by the medical insurance, he must pay tax for that $100 000 before he has received that money, which is unfair.

Lastly, I would like to call upon the Government because one of the issues that have been raised by the medical aid society, especially PSMAS is that Government has not been remitting the money that it is deducting from Government employees.  The Government is deducting money but that money is not remitted to PSMAS.  Mr. Speaker, my prayer is that the Minister as the regulatory authority, must intervene and bring normalcy to this industry before people die.  I thank you.

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