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Neurologist dumps healthcare provider for hosting hospital with close ties to Israeli military.
The delegates from Israel attending the Summit are administrators and managers of the Sheba Medical Centre, and not the Israeli Ministry of Health.
The FOH Leadership Symposium hosted by Discovery SA is due to take place in Cape Town tomorrow.
Contribution hikes for medical aid is set increase between 9. 3% and 12. 75% for 2025. Take a look at what the driving forces are behind this surge.
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Medical inflation cited as key factor behind rise in contributions.
Medical aid can be a huge expense for South African consumers. Therefore, it is important to see how the costs of medical aids compare to each other.
The controversial NHI Act has been decried by numerous organisations and insurance companies but government is determined to keep the national health plan alive.
The Discovery Bank unit, however, improved its operating loss for the year to June by 41% to R454m although it “exceeded expectations” against the background of accelerated acquisition of quality clients.
Discovery’s chief executive Adrian Gore has been a staunch opponent of the NHI Act and has now said it is a problematic piece of legislation.
Speaking at Discovery Day earlier this week, he said South Africa had come a long way in just one year.
Increases in Discovery Health Medical Scheme contributions will range from 7. 4% to 10. 9%.
Checkers has announced that it has joined forces with world-renowned chef and healthy eating advocate Jamie Olivier.
For 2024, members of the Discovery Vitality programme are expected to earn 10 billion Ðiscovery Miles that have a redemption value of R1 billion to R1. 4 billion.
The unit has noted that where a single business can achieve a 49% renewable energy coverage level before energy becomes wasted, a portfolio of five businesses from different industries acting together can increase this coverage level to 78%.
However, there is no need for South Africans to panic as the process of implementation will take nearly 10 years to do.
Adrian Gore, Discovery CEO sent out a letter to members following the signing of the NHI Act.
Discovery’s share price took a tumble on Tuesday after the NHI bill was announced. The CEO of Discovery has come out and called the bill flawed.
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As a qualified medical doctor, Dr Hadebe has over 12 years of experience in both the public and private healthcare sectors.
The Discovery Group said it delivered robust profit and new business growth in the six months to December 31, 2023.
The latest claims data from Discovery Health Medical Scheme shows an improvement in cancer screening rates following the dip during the pandemic years 2020 to 2022.
South African medical schemes increased their beneficiaries from 8. 9 million in 2021 to 9 million in 2022 (about 1. 1%).
Even more concerning is that suicide-related deaths have increased by 54% compared to pre-Covid levels, with the biggest increases coming from members who are under the age of 40.
The campaign is advocating that people who cannot afford to upgrade to top-tier medical aid plans, be given the same cover and access to the ongoing treatment that they received in 2023.