Medical aid and gap cover – the top broker concerns for 2019
22 May 2019
The affordability of medical aid is the number one concern for many brokers in 2019, as premiums continue to increase while coverage decreases. Increasing medical inflation means that even substantial increases in premiums cannot keep pace, and as a result many medical schemes are implementing restrictions on certain benefits, increased co-payments along with other measures to ensure the long term sustainability of the industry.