Today, consumers are more demanding than ever. They’re looking for personalisation. They don’t want the one-size-fits-all type of products. But are demanding tailored medical aid which suits their needs and their budget. Here is more on tailored medical aid. It’s always a good…
Everyone in South Africa needs a medical aid – that is for sure. But certainly, not everyone has medical aid. The main reason is that thousands just simply cannot afford it. Neither is it easy selecting the right one just for you and…
In South Africa, there are 26 open medical aid schemes. Open means these medical aid schemes are open to anyone, while closed medical aid schemes are for specific employee groups. Here will have a look at the top medical aid schemes in South…
If you’re lucky enough to have medical aid, you will avoid long queues, long waiting periods, as well as understaffed and underfunded government hospitals that often don’t have the necessary equipment to diagnose or treat certain conditions. In this article, we will cover…
According to medical schemes of South Africa, the introduction of the National Health Insurance system isn’t going to do much to improve the state of health services as they currently stand. Here we will have a look at State-based medical schemes. With the…
Your salary, budget and health are all important considerations when choosing a medical scheme. Om fact when you choose a medical scheme, you might not know that all those other members – their health, their age and their claim patterns will all have…
Medical Aid schemes are complex as it is and anyone looking to join a medical aid might well have to get assistance with making the right decisions. Here we will have a look at the new medical aid changes in 2017. You can’t…
Curemed is not a medical aid. They are a medical aid brokerage who are licensed to service clients in the medical aid industry. This they have done throughout South Africa, since 1992. They have the ability to provide consulting services, addressing their client’s…
Every beginning of the each Medical Aid Scheme implements premium increases and benefits change. Most of these schemes will notify member’s approx 6- 8 weeks before implementation so that the members can become aware of any changes. That is why medical aid for…
Medical scheme beneficiaries spend well below the international norm on an average number of days in a private hospital. Here we will look unnecessary hospital admissions. This trend suggests that low-risk patients systematically go to hospital. At the other end of the scale,…