http://www.itinews.co.zaThe complete South African Financial Services News and Information PortalCopyright (C) 2006editor@itinews.co.zawebmaster@itinews.co.zaenITINews RSS Generatorhttp://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=65&companyid=22794&itemid=CA779FC2-7F6A-4888-B1CF-C974C798ED97Headline increases as stand-alone indicators actually reveal very little - The scope that medical schemes have to alter the contribution, cover, content or the qualifying criteria of their various schemes makes it difficult for the regulator, let alone the consumer, to reach an informed assessment of whether each year's benefit and contribution increases improve or impair their overall medical cover.editor@itinews.co.za (Stuart Meyer )Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=65&companyid=22794&itemid=EC12014E-8586-4B1D-8861-1666A82379A3Schemes are increasingly relying on investment income to balance their books - Initial analysis of how well South Africa's medical schemes are performing in the restricted and open medical scheme environment indicates that the industry has made some recovery compared to the previous year despite ongoing pressure to improve financial performance.editor@itinews.co.za (Stuart Meyer )Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=65&companyid=22794&itemid=B8FB9B5C-EFC0-40B3-9935-9BFB52D5DB47If ignored it only increases - Young people and females in particular have the highest work absenteeism rate in South Africa.editor@itinews.co.za (Stuart Meyer )Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=65&companyid=22794&itemid=C19D612A-0D70-4758-824F-013BE41FE875Many South African companies still do not have a clear HIV policy - South Africa's long struggle with HIV and the plethora of organisations, initiatives and campaigns that the epidemic has spawned would lead one to expect that the country had squared up to the challenge of HIV and, after a fatally slow start, was now effectively combating the epidemic.editor@itinews.co.za (Stuart Meyer )Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=65&companyid=22794&itemid=6D199E15-D213-4686-9638-322BCD6C081BA well structured health care benefit - value proposition that an organisation offers it employees - The Financial or Human Resources Directors of 150 South African organisations were recently polled on how they managed healthcare benefits within their organisations.editor@itinews.co.za (Stuart Meyer)Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=65&companyid=22794&itemid=959FA616-C791-46BF-9F98-33A974BFDFDACombining education with correct occupational practice - Organisations often panic and go into wellness overdrive, wasting a lot of money when it comes to the management of TB in the workplace. editor@itinews.co.za (Stuart Meyer )Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=65&companyid=22794&itemid=6939116F-1BAC-4349-B152-3311E78898E0People with disabilities experience high unemployment and often remain in low status jobs - Yet there is a lot that companies can do to accommodate disabled employees, benefit from their skills and abilities and meet legislative targets. editor@itinews.co.za (Stuart Meyer )Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=65&companyid=22794&itemid=4B573966-8656-4BF6-B2F0-FF8DC21736A3Developing a holistic wellness strategy - Most South African organisations have a host of separate employee wellness initiatives, all meaning well but very seldom amounting to a coherent wellness programme supporting the businesseditor@itinews.co.za (Stuart Meyer )Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=65&companyid=22019&itemid=45AF83CB-4A53-4E73-BC32-330B70E759F1Intermediaries are expected to advise on differences in scheme clinical benefits - Consumers are increasingly demanding that financial advisers take into consideration their future dental funding requirements when assisting them in the choice of a medical aid scheme that will best meet their long-term needs. editor@itinews.co.za (Lucienne Fild)Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=65&companyid=22019&itemid=FB898BDE-43CE-48B7-A724-8027825ECF29Dental benefits are often omitted entirely from medical scheme product offerings - Consumers tend to think they are covered for all of life's surprises when they have a medical aid membership and death and disability cover in place. But most don't factor in dental expenses until they are faced with a hefty dentist's bill that is not covered by their medical aid schemeeditor@itinews.co.za (Lucienne Fild)Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT