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NHI: A view from Bonitas Medical Fund

26 August 2019

South Africa’s National Health Insurance Fund (NHI) Bill was released on August 8, 2019. Bonitas Medical Fund shares its preliminary views.

What are the consequences of using a non-DSP for medical procedures?

22 August 2019

In an effort to ensure quality service in the face of medical inflation, many Medical Aid Schemes have implemented networks of Designated Service Providers (DSPs). This helps control costs and means Medical Aids can offer discounted plans that restrict members to these networks. For members of the Medical Aid Scheme, this means that should you make use of a DSP, your treatment will generally be covered in full, especially for Prescribed Minimum Benefit (PMB) conditions. However, there are often penalties involved with making use of a non-DSP. Understanding how DSPs work and how gap cover can help is critical to making the most of your medical aid coverage.

Medical schemes are in for a bumpy ride

21 August 2019

On 8 August, the Department of Health released the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill which is a major step towards realising the United Nation’s ideal of the provision of universal health coverage. When the Department released the Bill, it was met with a lot of support from certain sectors of society who stated that a healthy nation is an economically prosperous nation.

Despite the NHIs faults, innovation will rise to the top

21 August 2019

When the NHI is implemented in 2026, the lives of medical schemes, their employees and their brokers will be in for a lot of changes. FAnews posed a few questions to Jeremy Yatt, Principal Officer of Fedhealth, who raised several concerns about the NHI.

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If you had to hazard a guess, when do you reckon the COFI Bill will be signed into law?

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2026, as promised 2027 looks more likely Impossible to say More consultation needed

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No mandatory requirement for South Africans to join Fund under NHI Bill as currently proposed

20 August 2019

Discovery Health releases key trends in birth rates as well as the costs associated with pregnancy, birth and new babies

15 August 2019

Medical aid non-disclosures: What you need to know

08 August 2019

Focus on escalating medical aid costs to prevent unnecessary erosion of retirement income

06 August 2019

Healthcare excellence celebrated at the 20th Annual Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) of Southern Africa Conference

25 July 2019

South African can draw lessons from other countries on how to make NHI a success as industry experts share industry best practices