So you’ve heard of a medical scheme that you want to join. But mayber you’re nervous about changing medical schemes in case of waiting periods, penalties or even no cover. What restrictions can a medical scheme apply? Alexander Forbes Health Branch Head Tracy…
Medical Scheme Articles
Below are links to a number of medical scheme-related articles. These are intended to supplement the information contained in the articles about the individual medical schemes.
The articles cover such subjects as how to choose, and how to join, a medical scheme, and those ranging from Cancer Treatment to the Council for Medical Schemes.
As emphasised elsewhere, we encourage you to take your time in deciding which medical scheme to join, or whether or not to change medical schemes. Research online, read articles, maybe talk to a medical scheme advisor. These decisions are amongst the most important that you will make about your family’s future. When you really need your medical scheme, the choice you made will be very important.
The Profmed medical scheme is for those professionals who managed to obtain the minimum of a four-degree from a university. These individuals will be offered exclusive and affordable cover in exchange for their monthly premium. The benefits offered by Profmed come with outstanding…
The Moto Health Care medical aid is for people in the automotive industry. It is a restricted medical aid – a bargaining council fund and is registered with the South African Council for Medical Schemes. Moto has been around since October 2007. Moto…
An official of the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has reported that medical schemes are unhappy with the number of C-sections claims by South African women. Dr Anton de Villiers, head of research and monitoring at the CMS, says a massive 71% of…
If your place of employment provides medical aid cover for you, good and well. But these days, many South Africans are holding off joining a medical scheme because they can’t afford it. But they should, because medical schemes do well in SA. People…
The Health Department is working on an amendment to a section of the Medical Schemes Act. This could mean a win-win medical scheme amendments for both subscribers and medical aid schemes. If enforced, these amendments could mean that members won’t need to carry…
GTC Healthcare Consulting recently released the 2015 Medical Aid Survey. The study highlighted the profound complexities within medical scheme choice and structures. These can be difficult for consumers to decipher in order to make a decision on which scheme best suits their needs.…
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Metropolitan Medical Scheme
South Africa’s health system is made up of the large public sector as well as the private sector. Open medical aids such as Metropolitan medical scheme are part of the private sector healthcare landscape. Healthcare can be anything from the most basic offered…
Most South Africans on the street today will tell you that medical aid schemes are liars and thieves. They feel that these organisations will stop at nothing to bump up their margins, even denying members vital healthcare services. The publishing of a draft…
The saga of Monwabisi Gantsho, the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) registrar continues. The Department of Health had suspended him. Now it seems that Nazeer Cassim, Head of the CMS Commission of Inquiry, is looking at a settlement with Gantsho. This case is…