Healthcare

Coronavirus are employers ready

The recent outbreak of the latest Coronavirus has people talking. With over 80 000 diagnosed cases worldwide and more than 2 700 deaths reported, it has raised concern on many fronts. Closer to home, but with far less coverage, has been the recent outbreak of the Ebola virus on the African continent which has also claimed many lives.

Defending members’ medical savings

LCBOs amounts to ‘Let them eat cake’

As recently as March 2019, the Council for Medical Schemes released a discussion document seeking industry inputs on how best to go about implementing Low Cost Benefit Options (LCBOs), with the intention of introducing measures to provide the protection of healthcare cover on medical schemes for low-income households.

Managing stress in the New Year