CMS sheds light on the future of medical schemes and NHI in South Africa
A recent interview with Dr Sipho Kabane, the Registrar and Chief Executive at the Council for Medical Schemes is now available. They discuss various issues including the role of the CMS and its function to assure affordable medical schemes, the delay in more affordable cover in low-income families as well as the role of medical schemes once NHI is implemented in South Africa.
Follow the below link for the recorded interview.
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