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Smoking not only burns your health, it burns your wealth too

31 May 2018 | General

World No Tobacco Day, celebrated on 31 May, is an initiative aimed at creating awareness on the impact tobacco has on cardiovascular health worldwide. Tobacco use is an important risk factor to heart disease, strokes and peripheral vascular disease. Lifestyle factors such as smoking, are an expensive habit on your general health (both as an active and passive smoker) and wallet.

Understanding the essential terms: co-payments, sub-limits, and non-DSPs

29 May 2018 | General

While it’s easy for some of these technical terms to wash over us, understanding the structure of your Medical Aid and Gap Cover is a critical aspect of managing your family’s medical and financial affairs.

SA Medical Schemes looking to change solvency ratio legislation

29 May 2018 | General

Do current solvency levels limit a medical scheme’s growth and inhibit expansion into low-income markets? One thing is for certain, there’s been a shift in global opinion about pre-determining the solvency ratios for private medical schemes. South Africa is no different.

Private sector to play a significant role towards moving the National Health Insurance (NHI) from policy to action

23 May 2018 | General

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is not just the responsibility of the Department of Health or the Minister, it’s for everybody, including the private sector, said Dr Ali Hamdulay, Chairperson of the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF), speaking at a joint press briefing by the BHF, Council for Medical Schemes (CMS), and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU).

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