Media Coverage

The beat goes on

Today, five-year old Mnotho Mndelebe is a healthy child with a mechanical heart.Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) provided for the highly advanced healthcare interventions that brought Mnotho back to health. Medical Chronicle, 01 October 2017. Read More>

Wagtydperker dra vrugte - GEMS ‘baie gesonder'

‘Teiken vir solvensie oortref'. Die Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) se finansiele posisie is baie beter as ‘n jaar gelede toe daar groot kommer oor sy geldsake was. Die Burger - Sake 24, 16 Oktober 2017. Read more> [English translation]

Takskrediete vir medies

Geleidelik verminder. Die belastingkrediete wat lede van mediese fondse ontvang, sal stelselmatig verminder word om dié geld vir Nasionale Gesongheidversekering (NGV) aan te vend, sê Dr. Mark Blecher, hoofdirekteur van gesondheid van did nasionale tesourie. Beeld Sake 24, 16 Oktober 2017. Read more> [English translation]

GEMS worried about fraud and anti-selection

The Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) now provides healthcare cover for almost 57% of eligible public service employees, GEMS said in its annual report for 2016, released this week. GEMS says it faced numerous challenges last year, including a sharp increase in claims, fraud and anti-selection. Personal Finance and Business Report, 23 July 2017. Read more> 

GEMS taking steps to combat anti-selection, fraud

The Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) now provides healthcare cover for almost 57% of eligible public service employees, GEMS said in its annual report for 2016, released this week. Personal Finance and Weekend Argus, 22 July 2017. Read more>

State medical scheme back on track

Tighter controls of hospital admissions and new rules for public servants who hop on and off the scheme pay off, says official. Business Day, 6 July 2017. Read more>

GEMS-siekefonds vir staatsamptenare sê hy is ná swak jaar op pad na herstel

GEMS se reserwes het skerp geval na onverwagse eise. Hoe kranklik die staatsamptenare se mediese skema vir staatsamptenare (GEMS) se solvensieverhouding het in September verlede jaar tot onder 4% geval. Beeld Sake, 6 July 2017. Read more>