Dr E V Rapiti, who has his practice in Mitchells Plain, near Cape Town, says the NHI will benefit patients seeking treatment at public hospitals, including these at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, reoprts
Times Live.
17 Aug 2011 07:21
One of South Africa's leading facilities of its kind, the Life Vincent Pallotti Cardiac Unit is committed to providing superior treatment for the full spectrum of cardiac conditions.
16 Aug 2011 09:15
Confusion still reigns over the interpretation of the Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMB) regulations introduced by the Medical Schemes Act in January 2004. Ian Taylor, executive practice head - healthcare at PSG Konsult Corporate believes that it should not be viewed with the same trepidation as a 'dreaded disease'. "The best defence," he says, "is for members to be as informed as possible."
15 Aug 2011 12:32
The Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA) welcomes the release of the green paper on a National Health Insurance (NHI) system released by Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsaoledi.
15 Aug 2011 12:26
Changing the way healthcare providers are remunerated is key to addressing healthcare costs. Rewarding doctors, for example, for achieving the best healthcare outcomes for patients could bring down costs and prevent members from accessing more expensive treatments, such as hospitals and specialists, unnecessarily.
11 Aug 2011 14:41The National Consumer Commissioner Mamodupi Mohlala has been accused of not appreciating the complexities of the medical sector by Monwabisi Gantsho head of the Council for Medical Schemes. In an article published in
Business Day Gantsho says she should "focus her attention elsewhere".
10 Aug 2011 07:40
South African medical schemes are contravening at least provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, which came into effect in April this year. According to
Times Live, an investigation by the National Consumer Commission has alleged that the top five medical schemes are among those violating the existing consumer protection laws.
8 Aug 2011 07:00The Department of Health has launched a campaign to attract retired nurses back to the profession amid a plea from Gauteng's MEC for Health Ntombi Mekgwe who appealed to 200 women from the Retired Nurses Forum to return to the sector, reports
Times Live.
4 Aug 2011 12:10Top South African artists have donated original artworks to be auctioned at the 2011 Art Benefit in aid of the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, hosted by BoE Private Clients.
1 Aug 2011 13:14
Soaring health-care costs in private hospitals remained the main contributor to the high cost of private health care in the country, and the Department of Health is working on ways to address this pricing issue, it said last week.
18 Jul 2011 07:48
One medical aid company says incorrect perceptions on private hospital prices takes focus away from the appropriate required reforms.
5 Jul 2011 07:02
Private healthcare prices in South Africa have to be regulated, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said.
5 Jul 2011 06:52Private hospitals are ripping off workers, employers and medical aid schemes by charging as much as R15000 for a simple 30-minute medical circumcision that costs R400 at a public hospital.
30 Jun 2011 08:54On 23 February this year, ear surgeon Dr Estie Meyer, head of the new Baha team at Groote Schuur Hospital, implanted Bone Anchored Hearing Aids (Baha) into two patients. On 19 May, these two patients who suffered a hearing loss for years will be fitted with external sound processors that transfer sound to their cochlea's via the implants in their skulls. The fittings will connect them to proper sound for the first time in their lives.
19 May 2011 14:36
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