If you decide to drop your medical aid, what's your Plan B?
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges South Africans face with rising medical aid costs and explores alternative healthcare options.
Medical aid is becoming one of the biggest monthly expenses for South Africans, with many schemes increasing premiums well above inflation. Rising hospital costs, specialist fees and chronic illness claims have made cover harder to afford, and experts say more young, healthy members are cancelling their medical aid because they simply can't justify the monthly cost. But here's the question...If you decide to drop your medical aid, what's your Plan B? Do you move to a hospital plan? Take out medical insurance? Put money into an emergency savings account? Or are you relying on the public healthcare system and hoping for the best? Healthcare isn't getting any cheaper, so we're curious to know what South Africans are doing when medical aid is no longer affordable. Hang out with Anele and The Club on 947 every weekday morning. Popular radio hosts Anele Mdoda, Frankie du Toit, Thembekile Mrototo, and Cindy Poluta take fun to the next level with the biggest guests, hottest conversations, feel-good vibes, and the best music to get you going! Kick-start your day with the most enjoyable way to wake up in Joburg. Connect with Anele and The Club on 947 via WhatsApp at 084 000 0947 or…
People in this episode
Hosts: Anele Mdoda, Frankie du Toit, Thembekile Mrototo, Cindy Poluta
Topics covered
- medical aid
- healthcare costs
- financial planning
- public healthcare
- insurance alternatives
Keywords
- medical aid
- healthcare
- insurance
- costs
- South Africa
- public healthcare
- savings
Mentioned in this episode
Places: South Africa
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