Healthcare / General

Gap cover a critical financial essential as medical scheme buydown accelerates

The right to quality healthcare includes the duty to provide it

NHI framework fatally flawed

If you do not support South Africa’s National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, then you are anti-poor or worse! Yes, dear reader, rather than respond to balanced and justified criticism levelled at the proposed state-run scheme, its disciples choose to deflect from rational, objective facts with wild accusations and petty slander. Thankfully, today’s hogwash opening line is easily dismissed as a ‘straw man’ argument, as it was during a recent NHI Insights panel discussion hosted by diversified financial services provider, Alexforbes.

Mental health is critical when facing a dread disease diagnosis, treatment, or bereavement

A diagnosis of cancer or another dread disease is a devastating blow, not only for the patient but for their family and loved ones.