A survey conducted by independent firm South Africa Customer Satisfaction Index (SACSI), found that the majority of policyholders in the country are unhappy with their medical schemes. Significantly SAcsi interviewed more than 3,000 customers of South Africa’s leading medical aid providers including Discovery…
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.
Recently there was a Discovery Health Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Delegates at the Summit heard that the cost of medicine for chronic diseases was too high. This was threatening the sustainability of South Africa’s medical aid industry. Delegates heard that medical…
You can get a medical aid quote in South Africa via the internet. Depending on the option you select you will either receive a no-obligation comparative quotation by return email, or an expert medical fund consultant will contact you by phone to discuss…
A South African Medical Aid Scheme is challenging the prescribed minimum benefits (PMB) legislation. The legislation requires full medical aid coverage of PMBs, regardless of cost. Genesis Medical Scheme has filed papers against the Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi. They charged that the…
It is a fact that most people’s health needs increase when their ability to pay for them decreases. So while working and earning a living, most people can afford to pay for health care. But then they go into retirement and really need…
Discovery Health offers a wide range of plans. Discovery, South Africa’s largest medical aid, boasts more than R11 billion in reserves, and a top notch AA+ credit rating for covering claims. For this reason it is able to offer enormous benefits, savings, rewards…
Bestmed mutual scheme, one of South Africa’s oldest medical schemes, is a quality healthcare provider that, as a non-profit company, negotiates with service providers to get high quality, cost-effective medical services for its members. There are three different primary mutual scheme products from…