ARTICLES RELATING TO MEDICAL AID

Sizwe Medical Fund under curatorship

2012-09-05 19:03

Sizwe Medical Fund has been placed under provisional curatorship‚ after the Council for Medical Schemes applied for governance concerns to be addressed.

Save money with medical aid tax relief

2012-05-02 12:36

Low income earners can now save up on their medical aid, thanks to the new medical tax relief which guarantees you cash-back. Find out more.

Choosing a medical scheme

2012-03-09 16:31

Here's how to choose the best medical scheme for yourself.

Court ruling keeps basic medical aid cover

2011-11-07 16:50

The high court has ruled that medical schemes must pay prescribed minimum benefits, the basic level of diagnosis, treatment and care a scheme is obliged by law to cover.

Hawks probe medical aid racket

2011-09-18 11:47

The Hawks are investigating corruption in the medical aid industry and have already raided 12 premises, the Sunday Times reports.

Gems covers mostly first-time members

2011-07-20 14:01

More than half the membership of the Government Employees Medical Scheme are getting medical aid cover for the first time.

Medical aids too pricey, say members

2011-06-13 12:59

A survey has found that most medical aid members feel their schemes are too expensive and many are ignorant of what they actually offer.

Gore denies short-term insurance plans

2011-02-22 18:19

Discovery Holdings CEO Adrian Gore says the company has no intention of entering the short-term insurance market in the near future.

To-do list for 2011

2010-12-31 10:59

A financial checklist to help make this your year of living sensibly.

Family can ruin your finances

2010-12-06 10:18

How to protect your money when you have to take care of everybody else.

Private healthcare regulation welcomed

2010-11-02 15:10

The regulation of soaring healthcare costs in the private healthcare sector has been applauded by the Board of Healthcare Funders.

NHI poses med scheme questions

2009-09-02 19:01

The role of the Council for Medical Schemes in the proposed National Health Insurance system is unknown, acting CEO Patrick Matshidze.

 

Scam threatens medical aid

2012-11-19 09:22

The bhabhaza medical aid scheme fraud by doctors and members will push up premiums for all members and make them unaffordable, according to a report.

BHF concerned by tax credit changes

2012-04-12 07:28

The Board of Healthcare Funders says revisions to tax credits on medical aid schemes will not necessarily benefit low-income earners.

Govt employees ripped off in medical aid

2012-02-20 08:10

Civil servants are paying more for their chronic medication dispensing fees than the maximum amount mandated by the health minister, a report says.

Is your bank account ready for birth?

2011-09-19 16:20

Giving birth can have nasty unanticipated costs.

Medical aid fees to guide NHI payments

2011-08-24 10:11

The plan is to ensure that people won't pay more towards national health insurance than they do for medical aid, says a health department official.

Consumer commission eyes medical schemes

2011-07-07 17:09

Complaints about the medical aid industry have already been made with the new National Consumer Commission, says the Board of Healthcare Funders.

Fraud charges laid in medical aid dispute

2011-02-03 16:31

Liberty Medical Scheme has accused administrator V-Med of "unlawfully" withdrawing money from its account.

Medical aid merger gets nod

2010-12-21 16:24

The registrar for the council of medical schemes has approved a tie-up between two medical aid schemes.

Medical aid court dispute drags on

2010-12-01 17:07

A court attempt to stop a circular prescribing minimum medical aid benefits has been postponed, leaving the matter unresolved.

Tariff guide loss a blow for medical aids

2010-10-27 11:53

The scrapping of the national health reference price list presents "serious challenges" for medical schemes, says Pro Sano Medical Scheme.

'NHI to solve medical aid woes'

2009-08-18 16:02

The proposed National Health Insurance scheme will help resolve problems faced by medical aid members who are not getting value for their money, the ANC says.

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