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CORPORATE 24 chief executive, Mika Joka, appeared in court yesterday accused of defrauding Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) in double claims.
Joka appeared in his capacity as CEO while his company was represented by Naison Muza.
The two were granted $500 000 bail each and warned against interfering with witnesses.
The court heard that PSMAS registered different medical institutions nationwide to offer various services to its members.
Procedurally, PSMAS members with related problems would visit the clinic and, upon rendering service, the specialist would then claim his fees from PSMAS using codes 02558, 02568, 2291 and 02292.
The Association of HealthCare Funders of Zimbabwe (AFhOZ) was quite clear that codes 02291 and 02292 were not to be claimed together with codes 02558 and 02568. In 2021, PSMAS engaged the services of a forensic auditor who unearthed that Corporate 24 allegedly made double claims and PSMI suffered an actual prejudice of $108 860.
Mathew Masinge
Online Reporter