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BHF: Partnerships between schemes and government to reduce costs, improve efficiencies

28 August 2014 | Medical Schemes

Partnerships between the Department of Health and the medical scheme industry are becoming crucial in order to reduce healthcare costs, improve efficiencies and quality, as well as to find ways of addressing the high cost of the Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMBs), without denying patients the right to catastrophic cover.

Medical schemes and DOH to work together on essential medicine list

28 August 2014 | Medical Schemes

The agreement by medical schemes to participate in the Department of Health’s Essential Medicine List (EDL) programme and introduce these medicines into their own formularies have heralded in a new era in the relationship between government and private healthcare funders.

Move to universal cover requires review of funders' regulatory requirements

26 August 2014 | General

The medical scheme industry has the ability to cover between two to four million additional lives, while at the same time furthering government’s objective to move to a system of universal health coverage – as entailed in its National Health Insurance (NHI) plans.

Check your medical ‘to-do’ list this Women’s Month

25 August 2014 | General

This Women’s Month, Liberty Medical Scheme highlights five essential medical tests women should be aware of and have to assist in managing their health.

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