Zimbabwe’s Medical Aid Coverage Could Shrink Further Under Proposed Reforms
Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe’s already fragile medical aid coverage could fall even further below the current 8 percent if proposed amendments to Statutory Instrument 330 of 2000 force medical aid societies to divest from healthcare service provision, stakeholders have warned. The proposed changes to Section 14 of SI 330 of 2000 are currently under scrutiny and
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Medical Aid Clinics at Risk as Government Moves to Tighten Regulations
Kudakwashe Pembere A 26-year standoff between medical aid funders and healthcare service providers is threatening to intensify following proposed amendments to Statutory Instrument 330 of 2000 that would bar medical aid societies from owning or operating health facilities. The Health and Child Care Ministry recently convened a consultative meeting with medical aid societies and service
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Why Medical aid societies in Zimbabwe should be regulated by a Health-Focused Authority or body — Not IPEC
By Enock Musungwini, MPH; MBA There are varying definitions and descriptions of what a medical aid is. Medical aid societies, also known as private health insurance companies, are non-profit or for-profit entities that provide health coverage by pooling member contributions to finance medical services. According to Shylet Sanyanga, the AHFoZ CEO, a medical aid is a form of
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Why Medical aid societies in Zimbabwe should be regulated by a Health-Focused Authority or body — Not IPEC
By Enock Musungwini, MPH; MBA There are varying definitions and descriptions of what a medical aid is. Medical aid societies, also known as private health insurance companies, are non-profit or for-profit entities that provide health coverage by pooling member contributions to finance medical services. According to Shylet Sanyanga, the AHFoZ CEO, a medical aid is
Read MoreZimbabweans value funeral cover more than Medical Aid…Only 11 Percent Zimbabweans Have Medical Aid
The loss in value in the local currency to the greenback, has forced several Zimbabwean medical aid policyholders to terminate medical aid policies while some are resorting to removing some beneficiaries from cover as a survival strategy. By Michael Gwarisa These developments come at the back of revelations that a few Zimbabweans are currently under
Read MoreCOVID-19 Leads To Spike In Respiratory And Spectacles Medical Aid Claims In Zim
THE Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ), which is the umbrella body for all medical aid companies in Zimbabwe says there has been an upsurge in respiratory and Eye related medical aid claims during the COVID-19 period. By Michael Gwarisa Speaking during a virtual meeting recently, AHFoZ Chief Executive Officer, Ms Shylet Sanyanga said,
Read MoreZim Medical Aid Companies Should Embrace Telehealth Post COVID-19- AHFoZ
THERE was a general decline in contributions to medical aid companies as well as delays in processing claims during the COVID-19 induced lockdown period amidst indications that most players struggled to process claims as they still rely on obsolete manual systems. By Michael Gwarisa Speaking during a virtual dialogue, Association of Health Care Funders (AHFoZ)
Read MoreLocal and Regional Delegates To Grace AHFoZ Stakeholders Conference
By Michael Gwarisa PREPARATIONS to the Association of Health Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) 8th Annual Stakeholders Conference are at an advanced stage amid indications that more than 200 delegates will be in attendance from both the local and international scene. The conference will be held in the resort town of Victoria Falls from 6 to
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