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CMS: You cannot enrich yourself unjustly

13 March 2012 | General

If you are involved in a road accident, you can claim compensation from the Road Accident Fund (RAF). If you are a member of a medical scheme and involved in a road accident, your scheme has to pay for your treatment. But if RAF pays you out, you must r

Our health care is not for sale

07 March 2012 | General

Until such time as a National Health Insurance (NHI) is fully implemented, millions of workers are currently on medical aid – the cost of which is becoming increasingly unaffordable. In the public and local government sectors alone approximately 1 million

Hypertension is top chronic condition by frequency

06 March 2012 | General

Statistics released by Fedhealth indicate that hypertension is the top chronic condition by frequency amongst its members, with 12.1% of Fedhealth members currently registered on the chronic medicine programme suffering from hypertension.

A victory of the medical schemes regulator

06 March 2012 | General

A couple of years ago the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) tackled one of South Africa’s leading diversified financial services groups in an attempt to dissuade it from offering so-called “top up” or “gap” insurance products. In its simplest form “gap” c

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Draft demarcation regulations

06 March 2012 | General

Hidden costs of improved healthcare

06 March 2012 | General

Minister of Finance releases draft regulations on the demarcation between health insurance policies and medical schemes

06 March 2012 | General

Government to move ‘pre-1992 State pensioners’ to GEMS

06 March 2012 | Medical Schemes

Knowledge is power in the fight for consumer rights in health industry

04 March 2012 | General

CMS: Weight not an obstacle to joint replacement surgery

04 March 2012 | Medical Schemes

Draft Regulations on Demarcation between Health Insurance Products and Medical Schemes Dramatic Blow to Medical Aid Members

04 March 2012 | General

Fedhealth launches Wellovation Weight management challenge

29 February 2012 | Medical Schemes

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CMS: You cannot enrich yourself unjustly

Our health care is not for sale

Hypertension is top chronic condition by frequency

A victory of the medical schemes regulator

Draft demarcation regulations

Hidden costs of improved healthcare

Minister of Finance releases draft regulations on the demarcation between health insurance policies and medical schemes

Government to move ‘pre-1992 State pensioners’ to GEMS

Knowledge is power in the fight for consumer rights in health industry

CMS: Weight not an obstacle to joint replacement surgery

Draft Regulations on Demarcation between Health Insurance Products and Medical Schemes Dramatic Blow to Medical Aid Members

Fedhealth launches Wellovation Weight management challenge