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Eating healthily on the run is easier than you think

26 July 2012 | General

Time is one of the biggest challenges faced by the workforce. It is therefore easy to understand why for many working people shopping for and preparing healthy meals and snacks is something very few can fit into a busy day. Registered dietician and well

Liberty Medical Scheme - Zero tolerance for healthcare fraud and abuse

26 July 2012 | Medical Schemes

As the healthcare sector is ‘robbed’ of between R4bn and R13bn every year through fraud, abuse and unethical behaviour, Liberty Medical Scheme (LMS), through a dedicated forensic investigative unit, keeps a close eye on any irregularities, dealing with it

When regulators clash...

25 July 2012 | General

It is not necessary to lecture financial services intermediaries on the impact of regulation on their businesses. They understand all too well the burden that compliance places on their practices in terms of administration and added cost. If we take a ste

CMS: Council “best-suited” to continue regulating medical schemes

20 July 2012 | General

Over the past few weeks the press has been reporting that the National Consumer Commission (NCC) has taken the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS or Council) and some schemes to court. Medical schemes, and the businesses affiliated with them, are regulated

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