Medical Schemes Under Pressure: HFA’s SOMS Report Explained
The Health Funders Association has released its inaugural State of Medical Schemes Report, revealing rising affordability pressures, ageing risk pools, and escalating healthcare costs — but also the immense value medical schemes provide. HFA CEO Thoneshan Naidoo breaks down the data behind catastrophic claims, oncology trends, long hospital stays, and the four dimensions of value schemes deliver. He also unpacks the modelling on mandatory membership, risk equalisation, and the urgent reforms needed to stabilise the sector. www.kaya959.co.za · Kaya FM
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