Households struggle as medical aid costs outpace inflation
Households face annual pain as medical aid hikes remain well above inflation and lower benefit options offer limited relief.
They argued “households cannot keep absorbing the rising costs of medical scheme increases, or moving to lower benefit options that cost less indefinitely” as hikes are well above consumer price inflation every year.” BHF is calling for prescribed minimum benefits to focus more on “primary health care, prevention, essential medicines and diagnostics” which, in turn, would “create a medical aid package that would be more affordable”.
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