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Generative AI is coming for healthcare, and not everyone’s thrilled

WEBGenerative AI, which can create and analyze images, text, audio, videos and more, is increasingly making its way into healthcare, pushed by both Big Tech firms and …

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As the Change Healthcare outage drags on, fears grow that …

WEBA cyberattack at U.S. health tech giant Change Healthcare has ground much of the U.S. healthcare system to a halt for the second week in a row. Hospitals have …

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Health insurance giant Kaiser will notify millions of a data breach

WEBU.S. health conglomerate Kaiser is notifying millions of current and former members of a data breach after confirming it shared patients’ information with third-party …

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Health in Her HUE closes $3 million seed round

WEBHealth in her HUE, a digital health app that focuses on reducing health disparities for women of color, announced that raised a $3 million Seed round today, led …

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The cheapest and most expensive medical aid schemes in South

WEBSouth Africa’s most prominent medical insurer with more than 40% of the market share offers various coverage options for customers. The cheapest offer …

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Seven South African medical inventions you didn’t know about

WEBSouth Africa is home to incredible innovations in the field of medicine. From life-saving devices to groundbreaking technologies, here are seven South African …

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South Africa prepares for next phase of the NHI

WEBPhase 3 (2021-2025): will be the introduction of mandatory prepayment for the NHI, contracting for accredited private hospital and specialist services, finalisation and …

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Junk food tax proposed for South Africa

WEBThe Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA) has proposed the expansion of South Africa’s health promotion levy to include ultra-processed foods. Commonly known as …

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Discovery launches prepaid health cover in South Africa – how it …

WEBMedical scheme Discovery Health has launched a new prepaid system which will allow any person living in South Africa to buy vouchers for healthcare services …

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4 taxes that could fund South Africa’s NHI – including 20% VAT

WEBA new report published by trade union Solidarity shows that the planned introduction of South Africa’s National Health Insurance (NHI) will lead to an estimated …

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Discovery vs Bonitas vs Momentum – how medical aid prices have

WEBThe data shows that the five-year average across the country’s major medical schemes was around +10%. By comparison, members of Discovery Health, the …

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Discovery vs Bonitas vs Momentum and others

WEBThe medical scheme is the biggest in South Africa, with 1.34 million members recorded in 2020, and 2.8 million beneficiaries. This is four times bigger than …

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5 big changes coming for Discovery medical aid members in 2022

WEBFinancial services group Discovery has announced several new innovations and changes within its Discovery Health portfolio, at its annual product-update event this …

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Earlybird Health closes twice-larger second fund, will write bigger

WEBGermany-based Earlybird Health announced the final closing of its second fund of €173 million (around $185 million). This is more than twice the size of Earlybird‘s …

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Discovery to offer ultra low-cost health cover in South Africa

WEBMarch 14, 2022 Bernard Murell. Discovery is starting to sell private health cover in South Africa at about a third of the price of its prior entry-level product, a move to attract new …

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Bonitas announces price hikes and new benefits for 2023

WEBSeptember 28, 2022 Bernard Murell. Medical health insurance group, Bonitas, says it will freeze contribution prices for the first three months of 2023, following Discovery in …

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Best budgeting apps for individuals, startups and small businesses

WEBFreshBooks is a simple tool that can help startups and small businesses create a budget and stick to it. The service connects to your bank account or credit card …

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The ‘true’ cost of being middle class in South Africa

WEBThe price of being middle-class While financial issues are hardly unique to South Africa’s middle-class, especially with the country’s expanded unemployment rate …

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