Medical schemes regulator calls for input on low-cost plans
Council for Medical Schemes U-turn on products it previously said it plans to scrap baffles sector
25 February 2020 - 18:43
The medical schemes regulator has called for nominations for two advisory committees it plans to set up to devise a framework for low-cost benefit options (LCBOs), products it has said it plans to scrap by next March.
The move has puzzled the industry, as the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) issued a directive in December that overturned a previous agreement reached between the ministers of finance and health that had permitted primary health insurance plans to remain in place until a new low-cost benefit regime had been implemented...
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