Healthcare

If I cannot afford medical scheme membership, what are my health insurance options for 2021?

Health insurance solutions are increasingly in demand by consumers who simply cannot afford the high price of medical scheme cover, but simply cannot take the risk of not having any access to quality healthcare at all.

Risk protection from pandemics becomes vital financial planning tool

Call to prioritise the well-being of healthcare workers

A combination of heightened mobility across various provinces, an increase in super-spreader events, a new virus variant and a decrease in compliance with social-distancing protocols have contributed to the significant resurgence in positive coronavirus cases.

Medical schemes cannot bear the brunt of vaccination funding

With the South African government’s vaccination rollout plan delivered to the public in early January, the last few weeks have seen a flood of scrutiny and reservation from the private sector, opposition parties, and the general public at large.