High Court rules on regulator’s bid to stop prepaid healthcare vouchers
The Registrar believes the products sold by Netcare Plus and Discovery Health constitute the business of a medical scheme.
Council for Medical Schemes
Medical schemes that grew their membership by 5% or more in 2022
Preliminary data released by the Council for Medical Schemes highlights key trends in the industry last year.
Discovery versus RAF: more litigation looms
The Fund explains why it believes it is not in contempt of court.
Medical scheme contribution increases largely surpass recommended 8% hike
The Council for Medical Schemes has withdrawn a directive for Discovery to retract its communication about contribution and benefit changes for 2024.
UPDATED: Withdraw 2024 contribution increase announcements, regulator instructs medical schemes
Discovery has lodged an appeal against a Council for Medical Schemes directive to retract communication to members about its 2024 contribution and benefit changes.
Bestmed and Medihelp announce 2024 contribution increases
South Africa’s ‘Big Five’ medical schemes have published their 2024 contribution increases, and members should prepare to pay significantly more for cover.
Discovery Health’s 2024 contribution increases await green light from CMS
There are concerns that members with Saver plans will experience severe cuts to the allocations to their medical savings accounts.
Clash of the titans: medical scheme heavyweights announce 2024 contributions
Discovery Health, Bonitas, and Momentum Solutions say ‘increasing financial pressures’ are the reason for the contribution increases.
RAF tells medical schemes regulator to butt out of its dispute with Discovery Health
The fund says there is an ‘unholy alliance’ between the Council for Medical Schemes and the administrator to ‘misinform’ medical scheme members.
CMS weighs in on Discovery’s dispute with RAF over members’ claims
The Road Accident Fund’s directive is not in line with the Medical Schemes Act, the regulator says.
CMS training for newly appointed trustees of open medical schemes
The induction programme takes place online over two days.
CMS calls for comprehensive investigation into Mediclinic billing fraud allegations
The regulator says the funds should be returned to the affected medical scheme members.
Medical schemes body loses urgent contempt-of-court application against CMS
The latest round of litigation between the Board of the Healthcare Funders and the CMS over low-cost medical schemes.
CMS releases guidelines on medical scheme increases for 2024
Members must be protected from further financial distress and the risk of losing their health insurance, the regular says.
Momentum Health weighs in on low-cost benefit options
Allowing cheap health insurance will avoid the need to raise additional taxes during the initial phase of NHI.
CMS must provide BHF with a complete record of decisions on low-cost benefit options
Medical schemes industry body says it did not receive all the documents it requested for its case against the regulator.
Training webinars for healthcare brokers in July and November
Attendees can claim 7.5 CPD hours provided they attend both days of the webinar and complete an assessment.
