Medical aid fees | Cost increases threaten healthcare affordability

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JOHANNESBURG – Medical aids have announced their increases for next year and there are concerns that the hikes are well above inflation.
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Bestmed has announced a nearly 13-percent increase to average contributions.
Momentum and Discovery have announced increases above 9-percent.
Only a small portion of the population can afford medical aid cover in the first place.
So what does this mean for them?
Dr Aslam Dasoo from the Progressive Health Forum discussed this with eNCA.