Tag: medical savings

  • Rising medical costs: A warning shot for SA consumers

    As South Africa’s healthcare costs continue to rise, open medical schemes have announced their contribution increases for 2025. Bestmed, Fedhealth, and Medihelp lead the pack with weighted average increases of 12.75%, 12.4%, and 10.8%, respectively. Other top schemes, such as Bonitas (10.2%), Momentum (9.4%), and Discovery (9.3%), follow closely behind. According to medical scheme administrators, several factors contribute to these…

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