insert_link Namibia NAMFISA Warns Medical Aid Schemes Against Unauthorized Contribution Increases The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority cautions medical aid schemes against exceeding approved contribution percentages. NAMFISA's release emphasizes the violation of Section 31 of the medical aid fund, stipulating that any changes to registered medical aid funds' rules require approval from the Medical Aid Funds Registrar. This warning follows NAMFISA's imposition of a temporary cap on certain medical funds' annual contribution increases, restricting them to single-digit percentages. todayFebruary 12, 2024
insert_link Namibia NAMFISA has embarked on securing the long-term sustainability of the medical aid fund industry The Namibia Financial Services Supervisory Authority has embarked on proactive measures aimed at securing the long-term sustainability of the medical aid fund industry. In response to the escalating challenges posed by rising medical aid contribution rates, NAMFISA had this to say via spokeperson Victoria Muranda. todayDecember 8, 2023
insert_link Health / Medical No increase in member benefit for 2024 TO ALL: MEDIA PARTNERS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND MEMBERS OF MEDICAL AID FUNDS The Namibian Association of Medical Aid Funds (NAMAF) sets benchmark tariffs on an annual basis, which tariffs are used by all medical funds to set their member benefits from year to year. NAMAF continues to set these tariffs, despite being provided with a legal opinion from Senior Counsel that the setting of these tariffs by NAMAF does not […] todayNovember 29, 2023 184
insert_link Health / Medical NPPF open letter to patients and members of Namibian medical aid funds Dear Patients and Members of Namibian Medical Aid Funds… The purpose of this communication is to provide some information on the latest developments within the Namibian private healthcare system, a system of such quality and standard that it even surpasses many systems in first-world countries. This is due in large part to a combination of excellent facilities, excellent practitioners and an excellent financial system providing a functional third-party payer (medical […] todayNovember 16, 2023 449
insert_link Local The reality of the medical aid fund industry: secrecy, abuse of public power and unregulated BACKGROUND The medical aid fund industry recently informed the public and private sector healthcare providers that medical aid funds are experiencing financial difficulties, in that the funds are experiencing higher than expected claims as from 2022 and are now using past reserves to honour claims. In a presentation by Dr Johann van Zyl, an advisor to the Namibian Association of Medical Aid Funds (NAMAF) the main driver of the recent […] todayNovember 2, 2023 4
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
