Addressing members yesterday (29 June 2011) at the 75th AGM of Fedhealth, the fourth largest scheme in the South Africa, Fedhealth Chairman Johann van Vuuren (pictured) said 2010 had been one of the scheme’s most successful years yet. Fedhealth recorded a net surplus of R157 million for 2010, increasing from R37 million in 2009. [...]
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RSS feed for this sectionLiberty Medical Scheme maintains stability
Liberty Medical Scheme (LMS) consolidated its position as one of the top schemes in the country during the 2010 financial year, the Scheme revealed at its Annual General Meeting. According to LMS’s Executive Principal Officer, Andrew Edwards, the Scheme has showed strong resilience in a relatively adverse market environment as 2010 was a challenging [...]
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The Protein versus Plant debate
Dr Colin Campbell, Professor Emeritus at Cornell University and one of the most respected nutritional biochemists in the world, was the key note speaker at South Africa’s first ever International Health Conference hosted by Fedhealth in both Johannesburg and Cape Town. His message was clear and powerful – change your diet and dramatically reduce your [...]
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China Study author for SA International Health Conference
Respected nutritionist, health researcher and author of the critically acclaimed book The China Study, Dr Colin Campbell, will be one of the key note speakers at the first Fedhealth International Natural Health Conference ever to be held in South Africa in January 2011. Campbell is a Professor Emeritus at Cornell University and one of the [...]
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Healthcare options available to the consumer
The healthcare consumer is often presented with a range of healthcare insurance options to choose from. These products are typically provided by insurance companies and Medical Schemes. It is important to understand the basic difference amongst these options in order to purchase the most appropriate option for ones circumstances. Below are a number of options [...]
Fedhealth Pilots Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme
Clinical results from an innovative cardiac-rehabilitation programme, funded by Fedhealth from the scheme’s risk benefit and developed in conjunction with Professor Wayne Derman and Professor Martin Schwellnus, are already starting to show some positive outcomes. The programme is offered at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa in Cape Town and is available to Fedhealth [...]
Complex medical jargon still confusing consumers
Along with renewed resolutions for the year ahead, January 2010 also brings medical scheme rate increases for the majority of South Africans. Though experts predict the worst of South Africa’s financial woes to be over, insurance premiums such as medical cover will have to be carefully budgeted for. Consumer education on all big purchases, whether [...]
Make An Informed Decision When Choosing A Medical Scheme(S) For 2010
While the entire nation is reeling from the effects of a global economic recession, the healthcare sector is faced with an unfavourable reality. The negative effects of this and the ensuing cost to the economy are bound to have a long-term ripple effect. Rising costs, (particularly excessive increases in healthcare-especially private hospital tariffs) and the [...]
Caldis Positive About Public Private Partnerships
This year’s budget commentary held very little surprises from a medical scheme perspective. Fedhealth’s CEO Katy Caldis does however believe that the increase in public health expenditure is very positive considering there has not been any real growth in public health expenditure since 1996. Caldis believes that improved resourcing in the public sector is critical [...]
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In today’s newsletter we look at investing with a lump sum or regular contributions – how do they stack up against each other? We also share three investment tips to cope with uncertainty. Being right about muddle-through hasn’t made investing any easier Most predicted that politically and often economically the year 2012 would be a [...]
