ROB ROSE: Dismay as state blocks cut-price medical aids
Medical schemes, including Discovery, are desperate to launch low-cost medical aid products. But the regulator is, bizarrely, fighting these plans in court
11 May 2023 - 05:03
Fingers crossed, the country’s largest medical aid scheme, Discovery, will launch its low-cost health insurance product this year at a monthly premium of between R300 and R350.
“We’re ready to go, and if you were to answer my prayers, we’d be able to launch it this year, but it all depends on regulatory approval,” says Ryan Noach, CEO of Discovery Health. ..
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