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Medical Schemes a valuable resource

25 June 2012 | Medical Schemes

Continuously striving to improve quality of care and offering benefits that cater for the needs of members at each life stage, as well as working closely with doctors and hospitals to achieve the best possible results, South Africa’s medical schemes remai

A new role for medical schemes

25 June 2012 | General

The role of private medical schemes under government’s proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme has been widely debated. In most forums the conclusion has been that medical schemes will continue in their current form alongside the NHI. But during a

Management, not money, key to solving crisis in public hospitals

20 June 2012 | General

Pouring more money into South Africa’s ailing public healthcare system is not the solution to resolving the current crisis within state hospitals. Rather, in order for the state system to work optimally, it is crucial that the correct management is appoin

PMBs: Liberty Medical Scheme obliges but costs remain cause for concern

19 June 2012 | Medical Schemes

Acknowledging the importance of the provision of the set of Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMBs) to its members, as intended by the Regulator, Liberty Medical Scheme (LMS) meticulously gives effect to the provisions of the Act. Irrespective of what a provid

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