Medical schemes regulator plans to scrap low-cost health care plans
Shock decision could exclude hundreds of thousands of families from private medical services
06 December 2019 - 05:10
The medical schemes regulator has sent shock waves through the industry in announcing plans to scrap by March 2021 the pared-down schemes and primary health-care products used by low-income families.
The move has also caught the Treasury on the back foot, with sources saying it was not aware of the plan...
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