The road to National Health Insurance needs a safety belt
A journey starts with the destination, and then we plan how to get there. The route we choose, using the means available, particularly in city traffic or South African health-care, determines when we can expect to arrive at our intended destination.
Health Funders Association Board welcomes new CEO
The Board of Directors of the Health Funders Association (HFA) is pleased to announce that Thoneshan Naidoo, an experienced leader in the South African private healthcare industry, has commenced his new role as Chief Executive Officer of the HFA.
Health Funders Association hoping for NHI rethink under new government
Medical schemes group upbeat that there will be opportunities to ‘engage on a more pragmatic approach to health reform’
HFA: "NHI Bill threatens all citizens’ constitutional rights"
The NHI Bill presented to President Cyril Ramaphosa cannot be permitted, as in its current form, it will infringe the rights of all South Africans by destroying the South African healthcare system.
Widening private health access outpaces NHI progress
As the president prepares to sign the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law, millions of South Africans are anxious that the promises of improved healthcare will not materialise.
Medical schemes’ new financial reporting standards: What members need to know
Medical schemes in South Africa have adopted the new International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 17, aligning with regulatory guidance.
Healthcare’s blank cheque safety net pushes up costs
Almost nine million people covered by South African medical schemes are financially protected for maternity, emergency and chronic conditions as part of the required basket of benefits called Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMBs).
Social protection was always meant to be in the plan – where did it all go wrong?
A critical regulatory gap is undermining the risk-pooling principles that medical schemes are built on — principles designed to maintain affordable membership fees through cross-subsidisation and social solidarity.