Dr Guni Goolab, principal officer, Government Employee Medical Scheme</span>The immense value that universal health coverage brings to a society is reflected by the fact that it is now included in the new Sustainable Development Goals, which aim to improve lives worldwide for a more inclusive and prosperous future for all. “As we work towards the implementation of National Health Insurance [NHI], it is inevitable that change on this scale may seem like a daunting prospect and so it is essential to keep in mind the favourable changes we as a nation are aspiring to achieve,” says Dr Guni Goolab, principal officer of the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS).
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Shutterstock</span>After a four and a half year probe initiated by South Africa’s Competition Commission, a panel of independent experts released their preliminary report into the country’s private healthcare market. The Conversation Africa spoke to Sharon Fonn, who was on the panel of experts, about the report.
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Bonitas Medical Fund (the Scheme) reported a solid surplus of R730.20 million for 2017, recouping the R16.9 million deficit from 2016. Gerhard van Emmenis, Principal Officer of Bonitas, says, “2017 was an exceptional year for us in terms of financial results. This was largely due to several key cost-saving strategies and initiatives implemented during the 2016-2017 period.”
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Jill Larkan,head: healthcare consulting at GTC</span>In the battle for a slice of the private healthcare market, there has been significant growth in the number of medical schemes performing well across all sections of the medical aid spectrum. Whilst this means that members get more choice, it also makes the landscape increasingly complex.
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[[www.123rf.com 123rf.com]]</span>What are your chances of ending up in a hospital? Higher than you’d think if you are a medical aid member in a large city – and the reason reveals some never-before-seen truths about the country’s private healthcare sector.
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