Healthcare Affordability

15 September 2026

The US healthcare affordability crisis is squeezing small employers the hardest, a mirror for local medical scheme debates.

13 September 2026

Regulation, not demand, blocks affordable cover: medical schemes should be allowed to offer low-cost benefit options (LCBOs) now.

8 September 2026

Mandatory medical scheme membership for taxpayers could cut cover costs by up to 30%, HFA research finds, alongside a risk equalisation fund.

2 July 2026

The GEMS contribution increase remains at 9.5% after the CMS rejected a further reduction, prompting criticism from public sector unions.

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