As a GEMS member, now's the oppertunity to become more involved in making a difference in the world around you and planting that seed of giving, and nurture it to grow. At GEMS we believe that making a difference is not just about donating funds; it's about getting involved too!
Competition: Your nominated Corporate Social Initiative (CSI) could win GEMS's support!
As a member of the GEMS family, we need your input on which CSI initiative you would like us to support. The best member nominated community project/CSI initiative will be supported by GEMS! Submit your suggestions by 31 October 2014 to [email protected]. Quote your membership number, a summary of the CSI initiative, its impact in the community and how GEMS's support will benefit the beneficiaries.
Please click here to view the competition rules.
As part of the GEMS campaign we tell the real-life story of Baba and how GEMS was always there for him and his family in times of need. In the articles on the With GEMS....every member matters page, we make use of a few other good news stories to demonstrate just how much our GEMS members matter to us.
If you have a good story to share and we are able to publish it you will stand to win a dinner to the value of R1 200 at a restaurant of your choice. If your story is selected as the "GEMS story of the year" you will stand to win a weekend break for two to the value of R30 000 and you may even become the star of our next advertising campaign.
Please click here to view the competition rules.
To protect members' benefits, GEMS is on a drive to provide a safer environment for processing claims. And with this aim, processes have been put in place to help us to better validate the submission and payment of claims.
'Click here' for a list of healthcare providers on indirect payment. One of the process changes is the termination of direct payments to certain healthcare service providers due to restrictions placed against them by the Scheme.
Since June 2013, these healthcare service providers' claims are rejected and GEMS members are now responsible for submitting the claim for the services provided by these healthcare providers directly to the Scheme. This means members have to pay healthcare costs for services from these healthcare providers directly to them and thereafter can claim back from GEMS.
Please remember that the claims submission from the member must include corresponding details and valid proof of payment, signed by the principal member, in the form of:
Your support regarding this process is appreciated as GEMS continues to protect members' benefits.
If you have any queries in this regard, you can call GEMS on 0860 00 4367 or send an email to [email protected].
The GEMS 2013 Trustee Election process was conducted from 18 February 2013 to 21 June 2013 and 100 candidates stood in the election. The election process was concluded on 9 July 2013 when the Board of Trustees received the election report from the Elexions Agency and a report from the auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers Rakoma JV, that certified the outcome of the election in accordance with GEMS Rule 19.36.7. The Board, after considering the reports from the Elexions Agency and PricewaterhouseCoopers Rakoma JV, was satisfied that the election took place in line with the procedure determined by the Board in accordance with the Rules of GEMS and that it was a free and fair election. The GEMS Rules provide that the Scheme shall be obliged to inform members of the outcome of the voting within 7 days of receiving the result from the Auditors.
The names of the trustees who have been elected by members to serve on the Board for a term of six years are:
The Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) recently announced that it would be making changes to its chronic medicine provisioning structure. A brief overview of the changes was communicated to pharmacy stakeholders.
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