Why the medical schemes regulator is canning low-cost benefit option
A universal primary health-care package will give low-income earners a better deal
18 December 2019 - 16:28
If the enrolment of membership to medical schemes has been stagnant and the proportion of the population that enjoys cover has decreased during the past decade, why is the regulator discontinuing the low-cost benefit option intended to increase the affordability of medical schemes?
Due to modest growth of 6.7%, from 8.32-million to 8.8-million members from 2010 to 2017, and the proportion of the population that enjoys medical scheme cover over the same period having decreased from 16% to 15.9%, it has now become clear that we need change...
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