Background The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) is embarking on a process to review the Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMBs). In terms of the Medical Schemes Act 131 of 1998, the PMBs are subject to review after every two years to…
The 2011 National Cancer Registry (NCR) report shows that oesophageal cancer (OC) is the 7th most common cancer in males (5.56 per 100 000 age standardised incidence rate) and the 9th most common cancer in females (3.06 per 100 000…
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) is involved in a process of determining a set of guidelines for communication to beneficiaries within the private healthcare industry. The overall aim of this guideline is to clarify the minimum required information to…
Skin Cancer by Ronelle Smit – Clinical Analyst South Africa has the second highest incidence of skin cancer in the world after Australia. According to the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) 2010 statistics, about 20 000 new cases are…