Medical schemes News

Choose medical benefits for 2012

Cancer patient advocates, along with cancer advocacy group, say now is the time for medical scheme members and cancer patients to choose their benefits for 2012.

SA patients pay more for medicine

Patients on medical schemes are increasingly footing the bill for their own medicines, according to a report of the Council for Medical Schemes.

NHI has a long way to go

There is a long way to go before the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme can become a reality, Cosatu said on Saturday.

Tax credit replaces cap amount

Some changes have been announced to the medical tax credit coming into effect 1st March 2012.

Medical scheme to pay in full

The Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) will appeal against a court ruling that requires medical scheme to pay in full for prescribed minimum benefits' (PMB) conditions.

Victory for regulator

The prescribed minimum benefits (PMBs) which protect members of medical schemes remain in place.

2012 medical tariffs: watch out!

Here's what consumers have to look out for.

Comparing apples with pears

The SA pharmaceutical market is not the same as the US one.

HASA realigns strategy and brand

With healthcare at a critical juncture in South Africa, the Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA) has restructured and realigned its strategy and brand.

PMB dispute a blessing in disguise

The legal dispute over Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMBs) could be just the revitalising shake up the industry needs says Mark Arnold.