GEMS Contribution Increases Spark Talks With Unions

The GEMS contribution increases have sparked tensions with public-sector unions. Discover the details surrounding this issue.
Gems Contribution Increase Sparks call for Removal of Leadership
The Gems Contribution Increase leads to calls for transparency and the removal of leadership amid rising premium disputes.
GEMS Contribution Increase Sparks Union Backlash
Unions oppose the Gems contribution increase, citing economic unfairness. Learn why audits are being called for.
GEMS Tariff Intervention Underway Amid Affordability Concerns
GEMS tariff intervention planned as government responds to sharp price hikes affecting public service members and affordability pressures.
Gems Premium Hike: Unions Demand Single Digits
Unions demand Gems to limit the premium hike for 2026 to single digits following a controversial increase in 2025.
Medical Fraud: A Discussion on Race and Class
Understand the debate surrounding medical fraud in South Africa: Did the Section 59 inquiry focus too much on race?
Racial Bias Report: Are the Claims Valid?
Analyze the claims made in the racial bias report and how they impact perceptions of fairness in medical scheme fraud.
Gems Denies Racial Profiling in Investigations
The Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) has told Parliament that it does not target black doctors based on their ethnicity during fraud investigations. In response to the allegations, Gems denies engaging in racial profiling against any of its practitioners. The assurance comes in the wake of a damning industry report. This report concluded that its…...
Discovery Health Challenges ‘Flawed’ Racial Bias Report
Discover why Discovery Health rejects the flawed Section 59 inquiry report on racial bias, asserting its methodology is unscientific.
BHF rejects fraud inquiry’s findings as ‘fundamentally flawed’
South Africa’s healthcare sector is facing a crisis of trust. This follows an independent inquiry finding that the nation’s largest medical schemes have been targeting black healthcare practitioners. They have been targeted in investigations into fraud and abuse. The report sets the stage for a major confrontation over racial equity and regulatory oversight. Moreover, it…...