A jury in Wisconsin awarded damages to two transgender women who were denied gender-confirming medical care by a state health plan. The state’s health insurance excluded procedures, services and supplies ‘related to surgery and sex hormones associated with gender reassignment’.
The court found that the exclusion is unconstitutional because it ‘entrenches the belief that transgender
The pending changes to the Medical Schemes Act and the Long-term and Short-term Insurance Acts to accommodate the demarcation regulations were made on 1 April 2017 including the new definition of ‘business of a medical scheme’.
The definition of ‘business of a medical scheme’ in the Medical Schemes Act 1998 makes it clear that if
A report to the Australian Senate on anti-competitive and other practices by health insurers and providers of private health insurance is worth looking at by anyone engaged in health insurance in South Africa.
You will find some interesting information regarding the type of coverage provided in Australia and the criticisms of health insurance practices in
The second Draft Demarcation Regulations were published by National Treasury for comment.
The draft regulations deal with the demarcation between insurance business and the business of a medical scheme. Here is our analysis of the draft regulations.
Interested parties must comment by 7 July 2014.
Comments must be sent to Ms Reshma Sheoraj at