Healthcare

Ambledown launches age-based gap cover with the right benefits at each stage of life

Origin Gap Cover series provides six gap cover options for all age groups, with age-based pricing that makes quality coverage more accessible to younger South Africans

Why brokers should be talking to clients about gap cover now more than ever

Medical aid has long been considered a safety net against the cost of private healthcare in South Africa, but as brokers and financial advisers know all too well, even top-tier medical aid plans come with unwelcome medical expense shortfalls. Clients are increasingly confronted with unwelcome medical expense shortfalls; from sudden co-payment for a procedure or shortfalls for specialists after surgery, putting their financial stability at risk.

South African innovation at the heart of global health transformation

Planning your private healthcare funding for 2026

South Africans are facing another tough year of rising medical scheme costs in 2026. Weighted average premium increases range between 6% and 9%, depending on the benefit option - despite the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) recommending that increases be limited to CPI (3.3%) plus reasonable utilisation.¹