By this time of the year most medical schemes have announced their range of contribution increases for 2013. Below is a summary of those that have already been announced, provided courtesy of Alexander Forbes Health.
Please note that increases may vary for the different options within a specific scheme. The first percentage is an average for that particular scheme, and the second one the full range of increases within all options of that particular scheme.
If you are unsure of how your contribution will be affected, contact your medical scheme directly if you have not yet received this information.
Medical Scheme |
Launch Date Johannesburg |
Average Increase 2013 |
Range of Increases 2013 |
Bestmed |
2 October 2012 |
8.99% |
8.5% - 9.5% |
Bonitas |
8 October 2012 |
9.9% |
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CAMAF |
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COMMED |
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Compcare |
25 September 2012 |
6.9% |
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Discovery Health |
28 September 2012 |
10.9% |
9.8% - 11.8% |
Fedhealth |
11 September 2012 |
7.9% |
7.6% - 10.4% |
GEMS |
31 October 2012 |
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Genesis |
28 September 2012 |
4.95% |
1.27% - 6.28% |
Hosmed |
3 October 2012 |
7.2% |
6% - 9.5% |
LA Health |
2 October 2012 |
9.9% |
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Liberty Health |
No launch |
11% |
9% - 13% |
Keyhealth |
26 September 2012 |
- |
9.5% - 14% |
Makoti |
25 September 2012 |
- |
4%, 9% |
Medshield |
17 September 2012 |
7.5% |
7.4% - 8% |
Medihelp |
11 October 2012 |
11.2% |
0% - 12.8% |
Momentum Health |
19 September 2012 |
7.9% |
4% - 11.9% |
Pharos |
27 September 2012 |
10.8% |
9 – 12% |
Profmed |
26 September 2012 |
8.59% |
7.94% - 9.42% |
Resolution Health |
16 October 2012 |
10.8% |
-25.6% - 32.02% |
Spectramed |
4 October 2012 |
9.4% |
- |
Sizwe |
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Thebemed |
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Topmed |
25 September 2012 |
9.47% |
7.4% - 16.5% |
Umvuzo |
- |
8.9% |
8.9% - 9.1% |
Average increase to date:
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9.01% |
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