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Do you really need to upgrade your Gap Cover?

07 June 2018

In South Africa today, Gap Cover is surging in popularity, as many medical professionals charge multiple times the stipulated Medical Aid rates. Gap Cover enhances one’s Medical Aid, helping to cover in-hospital medical expense shortfalls for certain procedures and specialist bills.

Smoking not only burns your health, it burns your wealth too

31 May 2018

World No Tobacco Day, celebrated on 31 May, is an initiative aimed at creating awareness on the impact tobacco has on cardiovascular health worldwide. Tobacco use is an important risk factor to heart disease, strokes and peripheral vascular disease. Lifestyle factors such as smoking, are an expensive habit on your general health (both as an active and passive smoker) and wallet.

Understanding the essential terms: co-payments, sub-limits, and non-DSPs

29 May 2018

While it’s easy for some of these technical terms to wash over us, understanding the structure of your Medical Aid and Gap Cover is a critical aspect of managing your family’s medical and financial affairs.

SA Medical Schemes looking to change solvency ratio legislation

29 May 2018

Do current solvency levels limit a medical scheme’s growth and inhibit expansion into low-income markets? One thing is for certain, there’s been a shift in global opinion about pre-determining the solvency ratios for private medical schemes. South Africa is no different.

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Question

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

Answer

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

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