Medical aids could fund half SA’s vaccines for Covid-19 – but one key number is still missing

To promote cross-subsidisation, government needs to keep the vaccine’s single exit price...

After R400,000 in bills, a family’s medical aid was cancelled – now a court says the scheme must pay

After the family ran up big bills in their first year as members, Profmed said they had...

No generators mean no vaccines, and 5 other things we learnt about govt’s vaccine plans

Doctors contracted to the state will be paid between R50 and R60 for each vaccination,...

A medical aid will likely pay for your Covid-19 vaccine – even if you aren’t a member

The bulk of coronavirus vaccines will be funded by medical schemes, under an agreement...

South African medical aid members are paying 55% more out of own pockets than 5 years ago

Members of medical schemes paid a minimum of R17 billion for medical care themselves last...

As SA’s first Covid-19 peak built up, medical aids spent less than in 2019

For the three months to the end of June, "relevant" spending by medical schemes was down...

Nearly half SA’s medical aid members are being ‘denied’ financial help - these schemes don't assist

The medical schemes representing many South Africans "seem not to be acting in their best...

Under new rules, medical aids don’t have to pay for tests on babies born to mothers with Covid-19

A new set of definitions make it clearer when medical schemes have to pay for Covid-19...