Council for Medical Schemes - Role of the council

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Role of the council

The Medical Schemes Act gives the Council a number of Statutory Objectives including:

To protect the interests of medical schemes and their members;
To monitor the solvency and financial soundness of medical schemes;
To control and co-ordinate the functioning of medical schemes in a manner that is complementary with the national health policy;
To investigate complaints and settle disputes in relation to the affairs of medical schemes;
To collect and disseminates information about private health care in South Africa
To make rules (that are in line with the Medical Schemes Act) with regard to its own functions and powers; and
To make recommendations to the Minister of Health on criteria for the measurement of quality and outcomes of the relevant health services provided for by medical schemes.

Created: 2010/09/13 09:56:37 AM - Last Modified: 2011/08/24 10:10:50 AM

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