Access to private health care is getting a major shakeup with the launch of a number of products aimed at people who cannot afford medical aid premiums. 

Retailer Dis-Chem and digital financial services company TymeBank have entered the medical insurance market, which is slowly gaining momentum given the high costs of medical aid schemes and increased demand for quality health care. ..

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