Healthcare

Bonitas and Pro Sano merger

Medical Schemes display resiliant financial performance amid tough challanges

Since the deterioration in claims experience evidenced in 2009, most medical schemes have shown a significantly improved financial performance over the last two years. As stated in Global Credit Ratings’ (GCR) latest Medical Schemes Ratings Bulletin – whi

Open dialogue crucial to ensure future retirees can afford medical aid

Long-term medical inflation is estimated to be at least 2% or 3% above general inflation. However, the trend over the past three years has showed medical inflation to be above inflation by between 5% and 10%. This, combined with the fact that less than 10

Preferred bidders for the 2013 GEMS Managed Care and Chronic Medicine Administration tenders identified

The Board of Trustees of the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) today announced that a shortlist of preferred bidders has been determined for six of the seven tenders issued on 27 May 2012. The identified bidders will soon be advised of their pref