Specialist family physicians request HealthMan’s assistance

Specialist Family Physicians (SFPs) – highly trained doctors (four extra years of postgraduate training) – “are banding together to challenge the might of private medical funders who, they say, are crushing their profession and short-changing patients”. – MedicalBrief(5 Nov 2025)

Specialist family physicians request HealthMan’s assistance

Specialist Family Physicians (SFPs) – highly trained doctors (four extra years of postgraduate training) – “are banding together to challenge the might of private medical funders who, they say, are crushing their profession and short-changing patients”. – MedicalBrief(5 Nov 2025)

Not enough money to fund HIV/AIDS programmes

Although National Treasury allocated an extra R754.5m into the health budget in September, this might not be enough to fund HIV/AIDS programmes as the money might be used to pay off massive provincial debts, reported Business Day (6 October 2025).

Out-of-pocket gap claims exploded by 512% in four years

Data released by Sirago Underwriting Managers “paints a stark picture of the escalating risk transfer from medical schemes to their members.” - Daily Maverick (6 Nov 2025)

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