Netcare, Discovery appeal CMS directive to stop selling prepaid vouchers Ina Opperman
Discovery s headquarters in Sandton. Picture: Charles Cilliers ‘NetcarePlus does not conduct the business of a medical scheme and the salient features of the products bear this out through an innovative solution.’
Discovery Health and NetcarePlus have decided to appeal the directive from the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) that ordered them to stop conducting the business of a medical scheme after they launched a new digital health innovation enabling people to buy vouchers for primary healthcare services in the private healthcare sector.
The directive instructed Discovery Health and NetcarePlus to provide the CMS with confirmation and evidence that their prepaid healthcare vo