BHF loses low-cost benefit options battle as state punts NHI
The Board of Healthcare Funders argued unsuccessfully that the extension of medical scheme regulations is unlawful
03 April 2025 - 05:00
The government insists that the proposed low-cost benefit options (LCBOs) do not adequately cover low-income members of the population, arguing that the proposals would only line the pockets of medical aid schemes.
This is as the multiyear fight by the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) to force the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) to introduce LCBOs looks set to go down to the wire after the Pretoria high court on Tuesday ruled against it in its push to introduce the benefits in the sector...
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