Bonitas raises contributions by 8.7% as new service model takes shape
Four months after a troubled administrator switch, Bonitas is betting on new products, tighter managed care, and a stronger digital offering to rebuild member value and trust.
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Discovery Health’s 2027 plans: 8.2% average increase and a new option
Two out of three beneficiaries will face increases below 8%, while Discovery is adding a new lower-cost plan and expanding its personalised health platform.
Momentum Medical Scheme to raise contributions by 7.9%
The scheme is pairing the increase with changes to Health4Me and a broader push into prevention, wellness, and digital healthcare.
Global medical cost growth is cooling. Why isn’t South Africa’s?
Global medical cost growth is easing, but South Africa’s rate remains high – putting medical schemes under pressure to balance rising healthcare costs with affordability in 2027.
Behind the rewards, a much bigger Vitality business
What began as a programme rewarding healthier behaviour now spans insurance, healthcare, technology and more than 50 million members worldwide.
Health insurance benefit increases for 2026 published
The annual benefit escalations for policies that fall under the Demarcation Regulations.
Has the NHI debate reached a turning point?
Discovery believes the legal challenges have shifted government’s thinking on NHI and created an opportunity to pursue a more workable path to universal health coverage.
Bonitas defends administrator switch after record financial results
Executives acknowledged the disruption caused by the June administrator switch while insisting the scheme’s long-term strategy remains on track.
Planning for survival: How medical advances are reshaping insurance claims
Old Mutual says advisers should focus more on the financial impact of surviving illness, as recovery increasingly brings prolonged income and healthcare pressures.
CMS sets end-August target for Bonitas procurement investigation
The regulator has clarified the scope of its oversight of Bonitas, confirming that two separate regulatory processes are under way.
CMS reviewing Bonitas complaints, says recovery plan appears to be bearing fruit
The regulator says it is monitoring the situation and sees signs of improvement, but some members continue to report difficulties accessing healthcare and resolving claims.
Was it really just Covid?
A review of five years of Medihelp’s annual reports traces the events behind the scheme’s fall below and its rise back above the statutory minimum.
Seven years of growth: What Bestmed’s numbers say about its sustainability
Membership, claims, reserves, and solvency all point to a strong year, but they also reveal the long-term pressures facing the scheme.
The 11-year health gap: what adds – or costs – years of life
Discovery Health’s analysis of 2.7 million medical scheme members shows how earlier intervention, better treatment, and healthier lifestyles are reshaping life expectancy.
Life Division complaints rise 18.8% as funeral disputes dominate
The division recorded more formal investigations in 2025, but improved turnaround times and secured almost R300 million for complainants.
Medscheme rejects Bonitas’s explanation for post-transition disruptions
Medscheme says it repeatedly warned Bonitas against a ‘clean-cut’ transition and disputes the scheme’s claim that unresolved legacy issues were behind the service disruptions experienced by members after the administration switch.
Bonitas: administrator change is part of a wider repositioning
The scheme says continuity of care remains the priority as it moves administration to Momentum Health and managed care to PHA on 1 June.
