The medical experts say the Road Accident Fund only recently informed them that they were not authorised to perform services which were conducted since 2015 and will therefore not be paid.
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In the letter, they state that their work may not and should not be used as evidence in any matter in the future because it is said to be illegal. This means the RAF cases can no longer progress until the experts have been paid or until new medical expert opinions are obtained.
As a result of ongoing non-payment, some experts say they shut down and sold their houses and cars due to huge overdrafts and VAT owed to SARS.
Last year, RAF said it posted a surplus of R3.2 billion for the 2020/2021 financial year. This was followed by a deficit of R5.2 billion from the previous year.
The entity has been battling financially over the years as a result of more claims from road crashes as well as fraudulent claims.
The gradual stabilising of the entity has been attributed to a new board that was appointed 18 months ago.
