Cape Town - After four years of consultation, Treasury gazetted final demarcation regulations in late December, ending years of uncertainty on the future of gap cover, hospital cash plans and primary healthcare policies.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi published the final demarcation regulations under the Long-term and Short-term Insurance Acts in December.
The issue at stake has been about where the line should be drawn between medical scheme products and health insurance. Medical scheme products are regulated by the Medical Schemes Act of 1998, and health insurance products are regulated by the Long-term and Short-term Insurance Acts of 1998.
