Healthcare / Medical Schemes

Bonitas limits increases despite challenging environment

Bonitas Medical Fund, the second largest open medical aid scheme in the country today announced an average increase of 10.9% across all its options.

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

The recent announcement by Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi of proposed amendments to Regulation 8 of the Medical Schemes Act (MSA) suggests that patients may no longer be paid out in full for all prescribed minimum benefits (PMBs) if the amendments are adopted.

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Council should shift focus to the real issues

Dr Bobby Ramasia, Principal Executive Officer for Bonitas Medical Fund, says that the Council for Medical Schemes’ (CMS) annual report highlights some of the major challenges facing medical schemes. However, he questions the Council’s priorities.