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Does NHI spell the end for medical aid and gap cover?

Staff Reporter|Published 1 year ago

The implementation of NHI does not necessarily mean that medical aid and gap cover will no longer have a role to play.

Don’t miss medical scheme cut-offs to fine-tune your benefits amid the year-end flurry

Opinion|Published 1 year ago

It’s a good opportunity to review your medical aid, as most medical schemes release their new tariffs towards the end of the year.

MiWay leads in 2023 SA insurance report

Partnered Content|Published 1 year ago

MiWay increased its sentiment score by 10% to 73. 3%.

Big savings for businesses and employees

Partnered Content|Published 1 year ago

More employers are abandoning compulsory medical scheme membership for their staff.

Four questions to ask your financial adviser about medical aids

Staff Reporter|Published 1 year ago

Choosing a medical aid plan is a complex task.

Five ways medical aid could be made cheaper

Opinion|Published 1 year ago

There are factors that could help bring down the costs of medical aids, making private healthcare cover affordable.

Best medical aids for 2024

Partnered Content|Published 1 year ago

It is more important than ever to insure your health and that of your family with medical aid coverage.

CareConnect HIE hub hopes to be part of NHI

Dieketseng Maleke|Published 1 year ago

The CareConnect HIE (Health information exchange) hub has been in talks with the Department of Health in a bid to curb the lack of information flow between health ...

Calls intensify for the government to address several shortcomings of NHI

Dieketseng Maleke|Published 1 year ago

The new Bill seeks to create one government fund that will be able to pay for both private and public health facilities. But will it work?

Run on Numbers: Medico-legal claims against the Department of Health are adding up

Corrie Kruger|Published 1 year ago

The fact that the Road Accident Fund is running away is unacceptable. Incompetence – from the admin to the medical procedures – is to blame. The taxpayers are fed ...

Words on Wealth: Us-versus-them economics will kill NHI

Martin Hesse|Published 1 year ago

There are so many things wrong with South Africa, how does one decide what needs fixing first? Energy supply, water supply, transport Infrastructure, municipal service ...

Subsidised medical scheme membership declines

Staff Reporter|Published 1 year ago

The escalating costs of healthcare are challenging the traditional employer-sponsored medical scheme membership model. For many, the long-running hyperinflationary ...

Chatbots for medical advice: three ways to avoid misleading information

The Conversation|Published 1 year ago

We expect medical professionals to give us reliable information about ourselves and potential treatments so that we can make informed decisions about which (if any) ...

Bonitas posts net surplus and more member reserves

Given Majola|Published 1 year ago

Bonitas Medical Aid celebrated its 42nd year of existence by posting a net surplus and boosting its member reserves by more than R1 billion. Bonitas is South Africa’s ...

Ruan Jooste’s Rants and Cents: Battered and bruised public, private healthcare both ailing

Ruan Jooste|Published 1 year ago

Mbali Khumalo, managing director at Simeka Healthcare, a division of Sanlam Corporate, said at the presentation of Sanlam’s Benchmark 2023 report this week that ...

White CEOs still dominate medical aid sector

Staff Reporter|Published 2 years ago

Every part of the economy is undergoing transformation, which is essential for long-term viability and sustainability.

SA’s health-care system: looking into the abyss

Martin Hesse|Published 2 years ago

Private health care is growing increasingly out of reach of anyone outside the top income brackets.

Customer satisfaction of medical schemes bounce back

Staff Reporter|Published 2 years ago

South African medical schemes are starting to bounce back in terms of the gap between customer expectation and what they perceive to receive in return for their ...

PF MAGAZINE: SA’s healthcare system – looking into the abyss

Martin Hesse|Published 2 years ago

In the 4th quarter 2022 edition of Personal Finance Magazine, we examine the health crisis from various angles, including the widening gap between what medical schemes ...

Mind the gap in your healthcare planning

Staff Reporter|Published 2 years ago

You might think that with a comprehensive medical aid plan in place for you and your loved ones, there is no hospital admission – planned or unplanned – that could ...