A good medical aid allows you to get the best health care there is in South Africa. There are many medical aid plans from many leading medical aid schemes. So you’re able to compare them to get appropriate cover. You’re advised to always…
Medical Aid Articles
Below are links to a number of articles relating to various aspects of medical aid. They are designed to offer additional information that may help you to decide which medical aid to join, or whether to switch to another scheme.
In choosing a medical plan, we urge you to take your time, read lots of medical aid articles, get quotes, maybe consult a medical aid consultant.Your choice of medical aid is one of the most important decisions you will make. We hope these articles about medical aid will help you make a better choice – a choice that will look after your family’s health for the whole of their lives. The decision if not just a financial one.
GEMS Medical Scheme was registered in 2005 to meet the health care needs of government employees. This particular medical aid is committed to providing useful information so that people can make solid choices about their health care cover. GEMS Emerald Value is something to…
To improve the tax system, the medical tax credit system (MTC) has gradually replaced the medical aid tax deductions system in South Africa. In fact, it was in March 2014 that medical aid contributions fell within the tax credit system. An Additional non-refundable…
Does your medical scheme benefit option match the ailments and needs of your age group? Some health conditions can strike out of the blue. But other health problems tend to arise as a result of ‘wear and tear’. And the presence of such…
These days medical expenses arising from severe injury or disease can result in hundreds of thousands of Rands in medical costs. Such an event can quickly wipe out personal savings, retirement funds and university investments. The reason for high medical expenses is two-fold.…
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Genesis App for Smartphones
People and their mobile devices have become inseparable. Therefore, human lives intertwine with phones which they use to connect with others, to retrieve information and for entertainment. Genesis now offers a Genesis app which helps medical staff connect with their customers, and to…
In South Africa, we have a dual health care system – private and public providers. The Medical Schemes Act (1998) regulates those outfits. Each year in December/January, the schemes release their medical aid rates and tariffs. When comparing you’ll notice that leading medical…
An expert has urged South Africans to focus on exercise and healthy lifestyles, especially in their 20s and 30s. Exercising prevents hypertension and its associated risks such as strokes and dementia later in life. Graham Anderson, CEO and Principal Officer of Profmed, says…
Understanding Selfmed medical aid tariffs can be extremely confusing, particularly for the average man in the street because not everyone is familiar with medical scheme terms. That’s why Selfmed tries to make it simple. To explain the tariffs more clearly preferably you need…
A chronic disease is a long-lasting illness that, generally speaking, can never be cured. We can, however, control these diseases through early detection, improved diet, exercise, medication and other therapies. Between 2008 and 2015, one of the main reasons people joined medical aids,…