Will the new measures introduced by private medical schemes be enough to reverse the trend of downgrading and abandonment? As healthcare costs continue to rise, South Africans face an urgent call to secure their health and protect their wellbeing ami…
The South African digital health and telemedicine market was already valued at around R15.7 billion back in 2023, according to industry research, and is projected ...
The implementation of NHI does not necessarily mean that medical aid and gap cover will no longer have a role to play.
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 increased its sentiment score by 10% to 73. 3%.
More employers are abandoning compulsory medical scheme membership for their staff.
Choosing a medical aid plan is a complex task.
There are factors that could help bring down the costs of medical aids, making private healthcare cover affordable.
It is more important than ever to insure your health and that of your family with medical aid coverage.
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 ...
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?
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 ...
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 ...
The escalating costs of healthcare are challenging the traditional employer-sponsored medical scheme membership model. For many, the long-running hyperinflationary ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
Every part of the economy is undergoing transformation, which is essential for long-term viability and sustainability.
Private health care is growing increasingly out of reach of anyone outside the top income brackets.
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 ...
