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Medical schemes hamstrung by PMBs in providing more affordable medical cover

17 May 2012

While the building blocks of a way forward in healthcare within South Africa are being laid, Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMBs) remain a major obstacle in the private healthcare sector, preventing medical schemes from keeping healthcare costs down.

CMS: Guaranteed medical scheme benefits stand

17 May 2012

The BHF and SAMWUMed have failed to convince a court to allow them to appeal against a judgement in which the court had confirmed that the prescribed minimum benefits (PMBs) guaranteed to members of medical schemes stand – and that the BHF had no legal st

Board of Healthcare Funders wins its court battle against Discovery Health

16 May 2012

Judgement handed down in favour of the Board of Health Care Funders of Southern Africa (BHF) in a copyright infringement case against Discovery Health Medical Scheme, Discovery Health Administrators and the Council for Medical Schemes.

Profmed: Hospices must be incorporated into NHI

14 May 2012

Hospices are often both an underrated and underfunded segment of the healthcare industry, despite the invaluable service that they provide. As a result, it is important that hospices are not only adequately funded but also given the recognition for the wo

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