Press Release 11 of 2021: CMS approves Medipos settlement order
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has today approved the Court Settlement Order, in the matter between the trade union Solidarity, the South African Post Office (SAPO) and Medipos Medical Scheme. “The court settlement and the approval by CMS will allow Medipos to pay all its
CMS Industry Report 2020
The CMS has released its 2020/21 Industry Report, which reveals the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the medical schemes industry. Download the CMS Industry Report 2020 below. [mkdf_button size="" type="" text="Industry Report" custom_class="" icon_pack="font_awesome" fa_icon="" link="https://www.medicalschemes.co.za/download/3611/industry-report-2020-21/24593/cms_industry-report-2020_web.pdf" target="_self" color="" hover_color="" background_color="" hover_background_color="" border_color="" hover_border_color="" font_size="" font_weight="" margin=""] Download
Press Release 10 of 2021: CMS releases its 2020/21 Industry Report
The CMS has released its 2020/21 Industry Report, which reveals the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the medical schemes industry. Overall, the industry saw COVID-19 claims to the value of R10.10 billion in 2020. There were 422 894 members of medical schemes infected with COVID-19 in
Press Release 9 of 2021: CMS continues to monitor the situation at Medipos
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) announced various regulatory interventions aimed at providing financial relief to members of medical schemes who were struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdown. These COVID-19 relief measures were articulated in Circular 28 of 2020, and included concessions for
Press Release 8 of 2021: Solutionist Thinkers protest
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) welcomes engagement with all stakeholders, including health care providers represented by the Solutionist Thinkers on matters that affect beneficiaries of medical schemes. The CMS embraces the exercise of all rights, including the democratic right to demonstrate, protest and to
Induction Programme for Trustees
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) will be hosting a two-day induction training programme for newly appointed members of the Board of Trustees of medical schemes. The webinar will be held on Microsoft Teams on 30 September and 01 October 2021. The induction sessions are aimed
Press Release 7 of 2021: Constitutional Court dismisses leave to appeal for Compcare
The Constitutional Court dismissed a leave to appeal application by Compcare Wellness Medical Scheme to change its name to that of its administrator, Universal. Compcare submitted a rule amendment to the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS), requesting a name change to Universal Medical Scheme. The Registrar
Press Release 6 of 2021: Discovery and LA Health Investigation
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has noted with deep concern a recording an employee of Discovery Health, Mr Khethang Malefane addressing Board of Trustees (BoT) members and brokers aligned to LA Health Medical Scheme. The CMS is mandated to protect the interest of medical scheme
Update on POPIA
We care about your information. The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) is committed to ensuring that your personal information is protected. We are compliant with the implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act 4 of 2013) which has come into effect from today. In
Research Note 1 of 2021
Prevalence of chronic conditions among medical scheme beneficiaries that are eligible for Phase II of the COVID-19 vaccination. The Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkize, announced that Phase II of COVID-19 vaccinations would be commencing on 17 May 2021. This phase includes the vaccination of people