The Financial services community of South Africa

Pensioners set to benefit from NHI

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:27:00 +0200

The introduction of the National Health Insurance (NHI) initiative has been examined as to the impact it will have on those who do not have any medical cover, yet one of the overlooked areas is the fact that it will also help to alleviate a major cost burden for those in retirement.
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SA life insurance market robust

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:57:00 +0200

Fitch Ratings says in a new special report that the South African life insurance industry performed well in the first half of 2011, despite tough economic conditions.
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Expect conditional NHI audit grant in Budget

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:47:00 +0200

A conditional grant may be given in February's Budget to help fund an audit of health facilities prior to the National Health Insurance (NHI) rollout, according to a tax expert.
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Life insurance comes at a price for South Africans with HIV

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:36:00 +0200

As people with HIV live longer, South African life insurance providers are offering more policies to tap into a growing market, but for many people the premiums remain prohibitively expensive.
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SA can learn lessons from NHI in Africa

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:09:00 +0200

The government's proposed National Healthcare Insurance (NHI) scheme must be embraced, not just because all citizens have the right to quality healthcare, but because without implementing such a measure, SA will be left behind other major emerging African economies that have already begun introducing similar schemes.
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Improved health pricing model needed, say experts

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:36:00 +0200

Decision-making on annual health benefit and price changes in SA would be better served by a proper price index for medical scheme contributions, a new study has revealed.
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Results of medication studies in top medical journals may be misleading to readers

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:19:00 +0200

A UCLA-Harvard study has highlighted three types of confusing outcome measures. Studies about medications published in the most influential medical journals are frequently designed in a way that yields misleading or confusing results, new research suggests.
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Global SMS traffic to reach 8.7 trillion in 2015

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:28:00 +0200

LONDON, UK: According to the latest forecasts from Informa Telecoms & Media, SMS will remain a significant source of revenues and traffic for mobile operators on a global basis until at least 2015. The company reckons SMS traffic growth will be driven by enterprise, emerging markets and social networks.
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Nedbank launches 360Life

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:03:00 +0200

This week marks a new era in the life insurance industry in South Africa, as Nedgroup Life, a division of Nedbank Group, begins marketing its new range of integrated products dubbed 360Life.
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Healthcare conference looks at funding and technology solutions

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:45:00 +0200

Proposed changes to the healthcare industry by the government will have far-reaching consequences for the sector and for consumers. The Pan African Health Conference takes place on 15 and 16 September at Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand. The conference will bring together all stakeholders in the sector, as well as many ancillaries such as financial service providers, economists, medical associations, medical aid providers, development agencies, private healthcare companies and governmental representatives. The conference theme is Healthcare Funding and IT in Healthcare.
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