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BHF responds to ‘Medical aid battle’ reported in The Times

09 March 2015 | General

According to an article published in The Times today (6 March 2014), medical scheme members could find their cover reduced if a legal battle to have the prescribed minimum benefits (PMBs) capped is successful. The article states that the South African Municipal Workers' Union Medical Aid (SAMWUMED) and Genesis Medical Scheme have taken Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, to court to have the regulation requiring cover of prescribed minimum benefits - irrespective of the cost - struck down.

Find a faster track to NHI

05 March 2015 | General

With the majority of South Africans still denied affordable access to quality healthcare, it’s time to find a faster track to deliver universal health coverage, or NHI as it is known in South Africa. Metropolitan Health CEO Dylan Garnett shares his views and outlines a pragmatic solution for a quicker path forward.

Can companies force employees to belong to certain medical schemes?

03 March 2015 | Medical Schemes

Members of medical aid schemes in South Africa are grappling more than ever before with their annual contribution increases that have been, for more than a decade now, above both inflation and salary increases. The interim solution for many people is to “buy down” on their medical aid cover in order to offset the difference between what they can afford and the above inflationary cost increase of their medical aid cover (move to a cheaper benefit option that may offer less cover). Alternatively, they cancel their medical aid policy altogether.

Break down barriers before skills make the lucrative journey

25 February 2015 | General

South Africa has always been known for its medical profession and its excellence in the field. On 3 December 1967, Professor Chris Barnard performed the world’s first human heart transplant which made the world sit up and take notice of the country as a significant role player in the world of medical science.

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If you had to hazard a guess, when do you reckon the COFI Bill will be signed into law?

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