The announcement by the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) that no primary health insurance plans and low-cost benefit packages would be permitted after March 2021 was met by severe criticism from the industry. […]
The announcement by the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) that no primary health insurance plans and low-cost benefit packages would be permitted after March 2021 was met by severe criticism from the industry. […]
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 demarcation debate started when the Council for Medical Schemes stated that the so called “hospital plan” insurance products contravened the Medical Schemes Act. What is a medical scheme? Medical schemes are non-profit […]
On Friday, 28 October 2016, draft Demarcation Regulations were published on which types of contracts are regulated under the LTIA and STIA as health policies and accident and health policies, and accordingly excluded […]
The invitation to respond to the proposed demarcation regulations on healthcare products elicited 461 responses, according to Business Day. The proposals may be unconstitutional, and is likely to be challenged in court. If […]
Proposed amendments to the definition of a “business of a medical scheme” The publication of the Second Draft Demarcation Regulations follows the enactment of the Financial Services Laws General Amendment Act, No. 45 of […]
The proposals by National Treasury to find a solution to what it regards as a threat to medical schemes did not find favour with all in the industry. An article in the Financial […]
