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Consumers need to educate themselves about Alzheimer's disease - World Alzheimer's Day

17 September 2015 | General

Statistics from the World Health Organisation indicate that globally, a new case of dementia is diagnosed every four seconds. According to statistics from Stats SA, on the local front, there are about 2.2 million people in South African living with some form of dementia. This is in light of World Alzheimer’s Day which is acknowledged on the 21st of September every year and aims to increase public awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Council should shift focus to the real issues

17 September 2015 | Medical Schemes

Dr Bobby Ramasia, Principal Executive Officer for Bonitas Medical Fund, says that the Council for Medical Schemes’ (CMS) annual report highlights some of the major challenges facing medical schemes. However, he questions the Council’s priorities.

Healthy hearts that beat to the drum of longevity

11 September 2015 | General

Declaring the month of September as National Heart Awareness Month and celebrating World Heart Day in this same month, sends a powerful message. Dr Adela Osman, Chief Medical Officer at Momentum states that “Although the heart is the hardest-working muscle in the body, it is not immune to diseases”.

CMS approves framework allowing medical schemes to offer low cost benefit options from January 2016

08 September 2015 | Medical Schemes

The Council (equivalent of a Board) of the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) at its August 2015 sitting approved the exemption framework and principles allowing for the introduction of Low cost benefit options (LCBOs) within the medical schemes industry with these options being registered before January 2016. In terms of the approved framework, medical schemes seeking to register a LCBO must apply to Council for exemption in terms of section 8(h) of the Medical Schemes Act (MSA), 131 of 1998. Furthermore, medical schemes must also apply to be exempted from complying with certain provisions of the MSA.

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