Healthcare / Medical Schemes

Keyhealth Medical Scheme on provisional curatorship

The Pretoria High Court has on 16 September 2020, placed Keyhealth Medical Scheme under provisional curatorship following a successful application by the Registrar of the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS), in terms of Section 56(1) of the Medical Schemes Act, No. 131 of 1998, and Section 5(1) and (2) of the Financial Institutions (Protection of Funds) Act 28 of 2001.

Medical Aid Scheme price increase expected despite impact of pandemic

The recent recommendation by the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) to freeze or limit member contribution increases to 3.9 percent for 2021 will bring much relief to already indebted consumers. However, this is a very unlikely scenario and consumers can expect an average medical scheme rate increase of around five to six percent for next year.

Rethinking Your Healthcare options for 2021

Assistance granted by medical schemes to their members during the COVID-19 pandemic

The unprecedented pressure on consumers brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a quick response from medical schemes who have rallied to grant financial and other assistance to their members.