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Private sector skills and resources cannot be lost to South Africa’s national healthcare project

01 September 2017 | General

Cosatu’s opposition to the plans of the National Department of Health to allow the private sector to have a role in the implementation of National Health Insurance (NHI) could fundamentally scupper the achievement of universal healthcare coverage in South Africa.

Top performing hospital plans in South Africa – GTC Medical Aid Survey 2017

31 August 2017 | Medical Schemes

Annually, GTC (formerly Grant Thornton Capital), a diversified financial services company, publishes an in-depth investigation into the array of medical aid plans and benefits.

NHI needs medical schemes to survive

31 August 2017 | Medical Schemes

The NHI white paper stipulates that until the National Health Insurance is fully implemented and matured, the role of medical schemes will not change. Director General of the Department of Health, Precious Matsoso says, ‘This doesn’t preclude any changes to the business of medical schemes or transformation required in medical aid schemes.