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Metropolitan Health first private sector provider to embrace new WHO HIV guidelines

Metropolitan Health first private sector provider to embrace new WHO HIV guidelines

27 October 2015

Metropolitan Health, the largest administrator of closed schemes and managed care provider, has recently become the first private sector provider to align to the new World Health Organisation (WHO) HIV treatment guidelines.

The time to review your medical aid benefit options is now

The time to review your medical aid benefit options is now

27 October 2015

Medical aid schemes only allow their members to change from one benefit option to another once a year, either in November or December depending on the scheme. If you are a member of a medical aid scheme you should be doing your homework over the next couple of weeks so that you are prepared for when this window of opportunity opens.

Bonitas partnership reduces costs of hip and knee replacements

Bonitas partnership reduces costs of hip and knee replacements

27 October 2015

Hip and knee replacements are consistently among the top ten cost drivers for medical schemes and utilisation is increasing every year.

SAMWUMED focuses on primary and preventative healthcare in 2016

SAMWUMED focuses on primary and preventative healthcare in 2016

09 October 2015

Low benefit contribution increases, strong solvency levels, rich day-to-day benefits and a new Low Cost Benefit Option in the works all signal a positive growth trajectory in 2016 for the self-administered scheme, SAMWUMED.

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Genesis Medical Scheme posts lowest annual contribution increase of all open medical schemes for 4th consecutive year

Genesis Medical Scheme posts lowest annual contribution increase of all open medical schemes for 4th consecutive year

08 October 2015
Fedhealth focusses on continued service excellence and product simplification for 2016

Fedhealth focusses on continued service excellence and product simplification for 2016

06 October 2015
Is the Low Cost Benefit Option (LCBO) an option?

Is the Low Cost Benefit Option (LCBO) an option?

06 October 2015
Taking the mystery out of Prescribed Minimum Benefits

Taking the mystery out of Prescribed Minimum Benefits

05 October 2015
9, 8 % increase for Bestmed’s 2016 member contribution

9, 8 % increase for Bestmed’s 2016 member contribution

02 October 2015
Bonitas limits increases despite challenging environment

Bonitas limits increases despite challenging environment

30 September 2015
New amendments to medical scheme act should keep medical inflation in check

New amendments to medical scheme act should keep medical inflation in check

28 September 2015
Momentum Health value proposition even more powerful in 2016

Momentum Health value proposition even more powerful in 2016

25 September 2015