South Africa has one of the best and worst healthcare sectors in the world, depending on your income bracket.
Solvency ratios can make or break medical schemes
Rising healthcare costs in South Africa
The funding of healthcare in South Africa is a highly contentious issue, which involves a variety of stakeholders. While Government is planning their National Health Insurance (NHI) model, private healthcare providers and medical aid schemes are watching in anticipation to determine how it will affect them. In the interim, it is business as usual.
Stem Cell Treatments Revolutionising Healthcare
Dr Simon Moyes, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Wellington Hospital in the UK is considered conservative. This has no bearing on his political proclivity rather the ‘25% strike rate’ in his orthopaedic practice. It refers to the number of patients who consult Moyes and end up under the knife – or more accurately – the arthroscope during key-hole surgery.
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Hospital Plans vs. Hospital Insurance
Principal Officer of Bonitas Medical Fund, Dr Bobby Ramasia, explains the difference between a hospital plan and health insurance and how GAP Cover fits in.
Far too many consumers are confused between the terms hospital plan and health insurance. This is not made any easier by the fact that health insurance is available in two forms – GAP Cover and hospital insurance. Principal Officer of Bonitas Medical Fund, Dr Bobby Ramasia,explains the difference between a hospital plan and health insurance, and how GAP Cover or hospital insurance fit in.