Healthcare

Medical schemes must shoulder responsibility in broadening healthcare access

The implications of prescribing and administering ivermectin

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about worldwide economic, social and medical uncertainty. For doctors, this uncertainty extends to whether new treatments will be beneficial to patients in protecting them from the coronavirus or not.

Making your medical aid benefits last

Around 9 million South Africans are members of medical aid schemes to ensure they have access to private healthcare. As each new year begins, members start with a clean slate, with new benefits and replenished savings. However, across the industry, members often complain that their benefits seem to ‘run out’ early on in the year.

Healthcare Overutilization: Why South African medical schemes are still struggling with lowering overutilisation levels

Towards the end of 2019, South Africa’s Competition Commission completed the Health Market Inquiry report and published its findings. The first conclusion in the summary report states: