CMS assures stakeholders of the stability of Sizwe Hosmed and reinforced regulatory oversight
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) wishes to assure all members, healthcare providers, employer groups, and industry stakeholders of the ongoing stability, sustainability, and regulatory compliance of Sizwe Medical Scheme (Sizwe-Hosmed). The CMS, as the statutory regulator of the medical schemes industry established under the Medical
National Epilepsy Week
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions, yet it remains widely misunderstood. This National Epilepsy Week, the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) joins the global call to raise awareness and break the stigma around epilepsy. Through education and clear information, we are here
CPD Bearing Prescribed Minimum Benefits
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) is dedicated to promoting regulatory understanding and strengthening professional competence across the medical schemes industry. In alignment with this commitment, CMS is offering a focused training workshop on Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMBs). This programme serves as an essential platform
World Cancer Day: CMScript on Colon cancer
As we mark World Cancer Day on 4 February, attention is being drawn to cancers that are common, often preventable, and more treatable when detected early. In support of this awareness, the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) is sharing a new CMScript on colon cancer
Pregnancy Awareness Week 2026
Pregnancy Awareness Week is observed from 3 to 7 February 2026. The primary purpose of Pregnancy Awareness Week is to strengthen pregnancy education and stress important issues that promote healthy pregnancy and safe motherhood. Pregnant women should attend antenatal care as soon as they suspect
Understanding your chronic benefits
As the new year begins, the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) would like to help you understand your rights and responsibilities as a medical scheme member so you can manage your health with confidence. One of the key benefits every medical scheme member should know about is chronic
Induction Training for Trustees 2026
The objective of Trustee Induction by the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) is to empower newly elected Trustees and Principal Officers with information to enable them carry-out their fiduciary responsibilities in line with the Medical Schemes Act (Act 131 of 1998) & Regulation. Online Brief The Council
Impala Medical Plan outlines its plans
CMS Registrar Dr Musa Gumede received Impala Medical Plan Principal Officer Keomogetswe Macupa for a meet-and-greet. The engagement centered around understanding the scheme’s new strategic direction.
CMS welcomes Discovery Health Medical Scheme recovery process termination
Following complaints raised by members of the Scheme via the media and healthcare consumer groups, on the processing error that affected members of Discovery Health Medical Scheme, CMS met with the Scheme on 09 January 2026. READ MORE HERE:
CMS response to allegations on systemic medicine-claims processing error
On 5 January 2026, the Council for Medical Schemes learnt of Discovery Health Medical Scheme's alleged medicine claims processing errors via the media but received no formal complaint from the alleged medicine claims processing errors via the media but received no formal complaint from the