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.
Minister of Health
Cap on healthcare broker fees increases by 4.7%
Applies to contributions received from 1 January.
BHF takes legal action against the CMS to compel it to review the LCBO guidelines
The Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) has applied to the High Court in Pretoria to overturn the moratorium that effectively prohibits medical schemes from providing low-cost benefit options (LCBOs) to South Africans who […]
Proposed increase in healthcare accreditation fees
It will cost R59 more to be accredited as a healthcare broker if proposed amendments to regulation 31 of the Medical Schemes Act (MSA) are adopted. The Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, […]
Cap on healthcare broker fees increases by 4%
The Minister of Health has approved an increase of slightly more than 4% in the maximum monthly fee payable to healthcare brokers. From 1 January, the maximum fee for introducing a member to […]
