Discovery Health will seek contempt order against the RAF and its CEO
The administrator says the Fund has not complied with the Constitutional Court’s ruling handed down last month.
The administrator says the Fund has not complied with the Constitutional Court’s ruling handed down last month.
The Registrar believes the products sold by Netcare Plus and Discovery Health constitute the business of a medical scheme.
Discovery launches funded internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and telehealth services to address the alarming surge in depression.
The Fund explains why it believes it is not in contempt of court.
Constitutional Court refuses to grant the Fund leave to appeal against a judgment declaring its directive unlawful.
The Council for Medical Schemes has withdrawn a directive for Discovery to retract its communication about contribution and benefit changes for 2024.
Discovery has lodged an appeal against a Council for Medical Schemes directive to retract communication to members about its 2024 contribution and benefit changes.
The High Court has dismissed the administrator’s second attempt to compel the Fund to resume processing medical scheme members’ claims.
The proposed liability exclusions in the Road Accident Fund Amendment Bill will hit medical schemes and short-term insurers hard, legal experts warn.
The fund says there is an ‘unholy alliance’ between the Council for Medical Schemes and the administrator to ‘misinform’ medical scheme members.
The Road Accident Fund’s directive is not in line with the Medical Schemes Act, the regulator says.
The regulator says the funds should be returned to the affected medical scheme members.
Discovery is not hoping to secure a tender to administer the National Health Insurance scheme, says chief executive.
The administrator is seeking interim relief until the Constitutional Court rules on the matter.
CEO Ryan Noach says there’s ‘no way’ the government can nationalise members’ contributions.
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The fund has not resumed paying the past medical expenses of scheme members injured in motor vehicle accidents.