Figure 2

Private hospital and other medical schemes claims costs per person per annum, South African Rands (2010 prices) Data from Council for Medical Schemes’ Annual Reports [29]. Medical scheme claims costs increased more steeply during the 1990s than during the post-reform period which was implemented from 2000. Private hospital costs initially increased more steeply during the post reform phase after the market became concentrated from 2000. Private hospitals returned to the pre-2000 trend in 2004 but at a structurally higher cost.