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[TOP STORY] Could forcing more South Africans into medical aid make it cheaper?

Podcast: Moneyweb@Midday
Published: Sep 4, 2026
Duration seconds: 471
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Summary

‘Medical aid schemes are effectively 20% to 30% more expensive because we never made it mandatory for employed people to belong to medical schemes,’ says Thoneshan Naidoo, CEO of the Health Funders Association. Moneyweb