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Greater longevity and rising health costs are driving take-up of gap cover

Greater longevity and rising health costs are driving take-up of gap cover

08 May 2024

More and more South Africans are recognising that gap cover has become an integral part of their planning to ensure financial and physical wellbeing.

Delayed Preventative Healthcare and its Cancer Aftermath

Delayed Preventative Healthcare and its Cancer Aftermath

06 May 2024
Widening private health access quicker than NHI

Widening private health access quicker than NHI

30 April 2024
Is this health insurance mess a regulatory issue?

Is this health insurance mess a regulatory issue?

30 April 2024

If you stand up in front of a stadium-full of South African middle- to high-income families and declare the country’s healthcare industry in disarray, you encounter only a handful of shouted denials. In this writer’s view, the public healthcare sector is in a right mess while the private healthcare sector remains constrained by a plethora of ill-though regulations and fumbling regulators.

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Understanding flu prevention: debunking myths and embracing effective strategies

Understanding flu prevention: debunking myths and embracing effective strategies

24 April 2024
Measles – it’s a serious illness

Measles – it’s a serious illness

23 April 2024
Don’t fear the smear – SA needs to help women overcome barriers to Pap smears

Don’t fear the smear – SA needs to help women overcome barriers to Pap smears

17 April 2024
Getting to grips with Flu

Getting to grips with Flu

17 April 2024
I cannot afford medical scheme membership, is health insurance an option to secure access to private healthcare?

I cannot afford medical scheme membership, is health insurance an option to secure access to private healthcare?

16 April 2024
South Africa’s consumers get as-you-go private healthcare app to fit their busy lifestyle

South Africa’s consumers get as-you-go private healthcare app to fit their busy lifestyle

10 April 2024
Decoding Medical Aid and Health Insurance: Is Dual Coverage the Ultimate Shield?

Decoding Medical Aid and Health Insurance: Is Dual Coverage the Ultimate Shield?

09 April 2024
Why Access to Comprehensive Health Coverage is Vital on World Health Day

Why Access to Comprehensive Health Coverage is Vital on World Health Day

05 April 2024