A court ruling has empowered consumers to force their medical aids to fund any drug or medical care a doctor considers necessary to treat any disease that falls under the “Prescribed Minimum Benefits” […]
A court ruling has empowered consumers to force their medical aids to fund any drug or medical care a doctor considers necessary to treat any disease that falls under the “Prescribed Minimum Benefits” […]
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has just published its quarterly report for the period ended 30 September 2019. Tasked with monitoring the financial performance and soundness of medical schemes, the CMS publishes comparative figures […]
Section 65 of the Medical Schemes Act provides that: ● No Person may act or offer to act as a broker unless the Council has granted accreditation to such a person on payment […]
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has just published its quarterly report for the period ended 30 June 2019. With the task to supervise a massive and very important industry comprising more than 80 medical […]
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has just published its quarterly report for the period ended 30 June 2019. With the task to supervise a massive and very important industry comprising more than 80 medical […]
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS), in partnership with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), has just introduced a new Trustee Development Programme for Board of Trustee (BoT) members of medical schemes. […]
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS), in partnership with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), has just introduced a new Trustee Development Programme for Board of Trustee (BoT) members of medical schemes. […]
Following on the publication of the findings of the Health Inquiry released by the Competition Commission earlier this month, the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS), regulator of the medical schemes industry, also released […]
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS), in partnership with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), has introduced Advanced Trustee training. The training is aimed at medical schemes’ Board of Trustees, principal officers, […]
The current exemption of indemnity products that are doing the business of a medical scheme expires on 31 March 2019. Entities that were granted exemption on their indemnity products in 2017, should submit renewal applications, […]
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS), regulator of the medical schemes industry, released its Annual Report for 2016-2017 on 5 October, providing a comprehensive report on the status of the private medical schemes industry […]
A reader recently wrote: I provide training on behalf of a registered medical scheme to accredited brokers on medical scheme benefit options, underwriting and processes. I recently attended a broker training session at the […]
Following numerous enquiries for clarity on the implications of the recent Constitutional Court judgment regarding the correct accounting treatment of medical schemes members’ personal savings accounts (MSA), the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) […]
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has noted the Constitutional Court judgement on the appeal matter brought by Genesis Medical Scheme against the Registrar of Medical Schemes and the CMS. The Constitutional Court’s […]
In a report of the Standing Committee on Finance on the Financial Sector Regulation (Twin Peaks) Bill the committee touched on the possibility of duplication in regulation, not only in terms of the […]
The Council for Medical Schemes published Circular 57 of 2016 containing details of a number of fees increases, some of which are: Application for registration of a medical scheme: R8 750.00 (Current Fee: R5 000.00) […]
