Rise in complaints about medical schemes clawing back losses allegedly linked to fraud and waste
Schemes and healthcare professionals are at odds over whether these recoveries are justified, says the Council for Medical Schemes.
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CMS webinars for brokers, trustees, and medical scheme employees
The Council will provide a CPD-accredited training session for newly appointed healthcare brokers in August.
CMS invites BHF to collaborate, criticises ‘forum-shopping’ tactics
The BHF’s canvassing of key policy issues in the public domain via a ‘deliberately leaked’ lawyer’s letter indicates the organisation ‘has run out of creative ideas’.
Board of Healthcare Funders takes Council for Medical Schemes to task in lawyer’s letter
The BHF raises 10 issues, including the ‘misuse’ of curatorships, whether NHI is informing policy prematurely, and the absence of low-cost benefit options.
Regulator finds ‘comprehensive chronic cover’ advert misleading
The former chief executive of Massmart and Edcon filed a complaint with the Advertising Regulatory Board against Discovery Health Medical Scheme.
