Toska Kouskos Highlights 12 Healthcare Industry Hot Topics In Quarter 1, 2015

In my first Industry Update for 2015, I highlight 12 salient topics in the South African healthcare industry.

1. Demarcation Debate
2. Supplementary Levy for Medical Schemes
3. CMS publication – Categorisation of Assets
4. CMS publication – Guidelines for introduction of a Low Cost Benefit Option (LCBO)
5. CMS Indaba feedback
6. CMS Circular 20 of 2015 – Notice of intention to publish Undesirable business practice declaration
7. NHI update
8. Competition Commission Inquiry
9. Budget Speech 2015
10. Draft National Policy on Intellectual Property published by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
11. Discovery – Taking Vitality to the US
12. Regulation 8: Payment of PMB in full

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