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New legislation offers health insurance policyholders better protection

30 May 2017

New legislation impacting health insurance offers policyholders better protection by mapping out clear rules on exclusions, waiting periods, benefits and commission. Falling under the Long-Term and Short-Term Insurance Acts, the demarcation regulations affect all gap cover, hospital cash plans and primary healthcare policies entered into or renewed after 1 April this year.

Minding the Gap

30 May 2017

Medical insurance products (including hospital insurance and Gap Cover) have been the subject of controversy for years and a tendency to oversell and under-deliver has resulted in the National Treasury stepping in to ensure consumers are safeguarded. ‘This is where the Demarcation Act entered the fray,’ says Gerhard Van Emmenis, Acting Principal Officer of Bonitas Medical Fund.

One in four South African preschoolers is overweight or obese - What does the research reveal?

24 May 2017

The 2016 Healthy Active Kids South Africa (HAKSA) Report Card – coordinated by the Sports Science Institute of South Africa (SSISA), supported by Discovery Vitality – evolves from a collaborative effort of universities and institutions around the country with over 30 representatives formulating the final report. An important advocacy document, the report card grades various aspects of activity and eating behaviour in South African children and youth aged 6 to 18. Developed according to available research, the report builds on the evidence gathered for previous report cards in 2007, 2010, and 2014. The overall grade for Healthy Active Kids South Africa Report Card is a ‘C’ for overall physical activity and ‘D’ for overweight and obesity.

Discovery Health urges parents to immunise kids against measles

19 May 2017

Discovery Health has identified a significant increase in the incidence of measles in its claims data. This confirms the data emerging from the Gauteng Department of Health that announced an Emergency Measles Outbreak Campaign from 15 May to 30 June 2017 to address what it has identified as an outbreak of the disease.

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