How do I choose a medical aid? Full cover or hospital plan? Track record Solvency Exclusions Other pitfalls It is a well-known fact that medical cover does not come cheap, so making the right decision at the outset is very important. There…
Transmed medical fund provides health care to employees of the Transnet Group. Unfortunately, many people look at medical aid as a “grudge” purchase. They’re healthy and can think of 101 better ways to spend the money. But in a country like South Africa, not…
What do medical aid members want most of all? Simple, affordable medical care such as the Selfmed 80 Percent Plan. Decent, affordable health care is not available for most people in this country, mainly due to the rising tide of refugees and migrants which…
The Sanlam Reality plan, available to all Fedhealth members is a much sought after scheme. What other medical aid plan gives you Lifestyle, Wellness and Financial education programmes? Fedhealth has been around since 1936, and they know how amazing the Reality Wellness Programme is…
Discovery, South Africa’s leading medical aid has a very core purpose. It aims to give all of its customers the best benefits, care and value when they join a medical aid. Here we will look at why you should join Discovery. This huge…
A survey done in 2014, showed that Bonitas was the best medical scheme, a leading medical scheme. This stat came from an SA Customer Satisfaction Index survey. Here we will have a look at leading medical schemes in South Africa. In this particular…
If you want to know what is meant by network options for medical aids, you might have noted something about this when you joined. Most of the medical schemes are to be found on a network option or a non-network option. Sound a…
Members of Medical Aid Schemes in South Africa have experienced significant increases in their contributions for 2017. In most cases, these are in the Double digits. Here we will have a look at medical scheme membership fees in 2017. Discovery Health has a…
When Medical Aids in South Africa announced their premium increases for 2017, the consumer was shocked at the above-inflation increases by most major Medical Schemes. Medical aid is expensive in South Africa With the inflation rate of 6%, the increases by Discovery Health…
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How Managed Care Works
Here in this article, we will have a look at how Managed Care works in South Africa. What is managed care? – How Managed Care Works Medical Schemes have introduced managed care programs as a way to contain spiralling health care costs and…