Healthcare / Medical Schemes

CMS response to BHF’s LCBO media statement

The Council for Medical Schemes notes the media statement published by the Board of Healthcare Funders regarding Low-Cost Benefit Options (LCBOs).

CompCare unveils game changing digital healthcare option

Brokers, scheme members face tough questions as NHI looms

As the Minister of Health continues his obfuscation around the cost of implementing the recently enacted National Health Insurance (NHI) Act, the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) quietly released its 2023 Industry Report to the media. The lack of fanfare is not surprising, given that the NHI Act, if implemented in its current form, may well hasten the demise of both the regulator and the medical schemes it oversees.

Discovery Health Medical Scheme launches Active Smart: affordable healthcare for new entrants and young professionals