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CEO’s message
NEW MEDIA EDITORIAL TEAM
Editor
Biddi Rorke
Art Director
Marcus Viljoen
ADVISORY BOARD
Teddy Mosomothane,
Dr Niri Naidoo,
Zubeir Shah, Angie Sime
ADVERTISING
Head of Advertising and Sales
Jeanine Boshoff
Key Account Managers
Anel du Plooy 021 417 5166
Cheryl Masters 021 417 1182
Hannelie Stemmet 021 417 1217
Advertising Coordinator
Julian Petersen
PUBLISHING & PRODUCTION
LIFESTYLE DIVISION
Group Account Director
Cat Anderson
Group Managing Editor
Chantel Kleinsmidt
Production Manager
Shirley Quinlan
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Managing Director
Aileen Lamb
Commercial Director
Maria Tiganis
Content Director
Andrew Nunneley
Head of Digital
Kamiel Ebrahim
Chief Financial Officer
Mark Oaten
Chief Executive Officer
Bridget McCarney
Executive Director
John Psillos
Non-Executive Director
Irna van Zyl
Reproduction
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Printing
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New Media Publishing, New
Media House, 19 Bree Street,
Cape Town, 8001
Published on behalf of
Bankmed Medical Scheme
302b, 3rd Floor,
34 Whiteley Road
Melrose Arch
www.bankmed.co.za
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reserved. While all precautions
have been taken to ensure
accuracy of information, neither
the editor nor New Media
Publishing can be held liable for
inaccuracies, injury or damage
that may arise.
READ ONLINE
Go to
www.bankmed.co.za
to read this issue online.
Printed by
A division of Novus Holdings
you’ll enjoy this
issue of
Bounce
magazine as
much as we
enjoyed putting it
together for you!
We encourage
you to complete
the quizzes – and
to measure your
wellness progress.
Every year Bankmed calls for
nominations from principal members,
to fill the vacancies created by two
retiring member-elected trustees on
the Bankmed Board of Trustees.
If you are a principal member of the
Scheme, you are invited to nominate
a candidate from amongst other
principal members. We urge you to
consider the importance of the role
of trustees when submitting your
nominations for candidates.
For information about the election
process and the AGM, please turn to
page 66
.
In other news, the National Health
Insurance (NHI) Bill and the Medical
Schemes Amendment Bill were
gazetted for wider public comment
in June this year.
The main focus of
the NHI Bill is the establishment of
the National Health Insurance Fund
that aims to achieve sustainable and
affordable universal access to health
services.
The Medical
Schemes
Amendment Bill
seeks to amend
the Medical
Schemes
Act, 1998
(Act No.131
of 1998), in
order to align
with the National
Complete the Live, Eat,
Move questionnaires to
measure your wellness
progress.
We trust
Health Insurance White Paper and the
National Health Insurance Bill.
Bankmed welcomes the release
of these bills as it presents an
opportunity to interrogate the details
and respond appropriately. The
Scheme’s stance is strongly informed
by the interests of its members. This
can co-exist with embracing the
objectives of the pursuit of universal
health coverage. Bankmed is fully
engaged in industry discussions aimed
at influencing how the healthcare
landscape changes, and strongly
believes in a greater role that medical
schemes can continue to play
into the future.
We also acknowledge that
some features of the current
healthcare environment
have to change, to protect
sustainability and enhance
affordability (amongst other
considerations).
Here’s to your good health!
Teddy Mosomothane
Chief Executive Officer
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thoughts about your personal
journey to wellness.
Please mail us!
bounce@bankmed.co.za