Treasury invites comment on health cover regulations
The treasury has invited comment on draft regulations for short-term and long-term health insurance.
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Medical aid costs unravelled
Selecting a medical scheme with the right cover at the right price is a minefield.
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You can't afford to be with a sick medical aid
For many of the eight million South Africans who belong to private medical schemes, there's a dilemma that needs to be faced.
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Med scheme minimum benefits aren't understood
Prescribed minimum benefits are to be pain in full by medical aid schemes, but consumers and some medical practitioners don't understand this law.
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South Africans shirk medical insurance
Only 3.5-million of South Africa's 48-million citizens have medical aid -- that's 84% with no medical cover.
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Members say medical schemes too expensive
But 84% of members also say their schemes offer good value for money and more expensive options with more benefits provide the best value.
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State 'must incentivise preventative health plans'
Aaron Motsoaledi issued an ultimatum in April to South African medical schemes to voluntarily adopt preventative rather than curative health policies.
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Pay-as-you-go healthcare launches in South Africa
Pay-as-you-go healthcare could provide a possible cost saving for the man on the street.
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NHI: don't hold your breath
Too little is known about its scope to abandon ownership of private insurance, say practitioners.
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Health tariffs cause turmoil
Medical aid members 'will suffer most' because of scrapped price list.
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