Dis-Chem is stepping up its shift from pharmacy-led retail to wider healthcare delivery. The group says it wants to tackle South Africa’s “fragmented” healthcare system. Consumers often face rising costs. They also face long waiting times. Services can feel disconnected. The retailer’s answer is a new Dis-Chem Health Hub model. It brings multiple services into one setting. The pilot format…
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Dis-Chem MyHealth Partnership Defends Retail-Led Cover
Dis-Chem has defended its health insurance partnership with Centriq and Kaelo after a ruling by the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS). The pharmacy retailer says the decision clarifies the process. It argues it is not a warning shot against retail-led healthcare models. The CMS found that changes to the branding and presentation of Centriq’s MyHealth insurance products under the Dis-Chem…
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Dis-Chem Insurance Branding Non-Compliant says CMS
A regulatory dispute could ensnare thousands of South African health insurance policyholders following a Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) finding that Dis-Chem’s branding breached the Medical Schemes Act. Davizro | iStock/695273346 The CMS ruled that Centriq Insurance Company’s decision to market its MyHealth Core and MyHealth Vital products under the Dis-Chem name amounted to an unauthorised name change. In the…