Public servants must benefit from medical schemes merging, PSA says
Gems principal officer Guni Goolab has expressed caution about the state’s plans to merge Gems with other medical schemes for public servants
The Public Servants Association (PSA) has welcomed a call by the Government Employees Medical Scheme (Gems) to carefully consider the process of consolidating it with other schemes for public servants. Gems principal officer Guni Goolab sounded a note of caution about the government’s plans to merge Gems with other medical schemes for public servants, saying consolidation would require careful planning and consultation with unions. The proposal is contained in the government’s policy on National Health Insurance (NHI), and is also contained in a discussion document released in September by the Council for Medical Schemes. “The PSA supports the call by Gems as this cannot be a one-sided decision. All stakeholders must be involved to ensure that the consolidation benefits all public servants,” PSA GM Ivan Fredericks said on Wednesday. “Medical-aid schemes have different benefits for their members and public servants already face challenges with Gems to ensure basic payments of service...
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