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Council for Medical Schemes braves the tightrope between funders and the poor
Chris Bateman
Abstract
A new regulatory framework will in January 2016 enable medical schemes to offer low-cost, limited-benefit primary care medical aid, expanding private healthcare coverage by an extra 12.7 million people (from the current decade-long-stagnant higher-income 8.7 million members).
Author's affiliations
Chris Bateman, Health and Medical Publishing Group, South Africa
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Keywords
Council for Medical Schemes; CMS; Primary care medical aid; Low cost; Limited benefit
Article History
Date submitted: 2015-10-13
Date published: 2015-10-16
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