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NHI is going to happen, but who will fund it?

24 June 2016 | Medical Schemes

South Africa’s healthcare system is on the brink of a total overhaul, with the White Paper on National Health Insurance (NHI) having been released for public comment in December 2015. Once implemented, the NHI aims to ensure universal healthcare for all, bridging the current affordability gap between the 84% of people who do not have access, and the 16% of South Africans who can afford private healthcare. But, with the South African economy under pressure, the healthcare industry has raised concerns regarding how the NHI can be funded to ensure universal healthcare for all.

International regulation on E-cigarettes: should SA follow the US and UK?

30 May 2016 | General

Sooner or later South Africa will follow the lead of countries like the US and UK where laws governing e-cigarettes are more in line with that governing traditional cigarettes. Yet, the ‘fight’ against e-cigarettes should be cautiously approached, argues Dr Jack van Zyl, senior medical adviser at Sanlam.

Regulation 8 amendment… Balancing the protection of medical schemes against the protection of medical scheme members in the light of very high claims?

17 May 2016 | Medical Schemes

Despite the divergent views of all the interested parties, the above ambiguous question can only be answered with a “yes” with reference to the above two opposing and paradox opinions on this rather complex issue.

Predictive modelling - a key to sustaining healthcare in the future

06 May 2016 | General

The award winning Medscheme Health Intelligence Unit (HIU) was recently invited to present at the Johns Hopkins University 2016 ACG® System International Conference. HIU delivered an update on Medscheme’s work using predictive modelling to inform the design of health risk capture strategies.

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If you had to hazard a guess, when do you reckon the COFI Bill will be signed into law?

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