Motsoaledi appoints new CMS council

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi had appointed a new council to oversee the governance of the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS), the body said on Wednesday (19/11/2014).

"We welcome the appointment of the new council," CMS acting CEO and registrar Daniel Lehutjo said in a statement.

"We look forward to the insight and expertise from the new council as they help direct the regulator in achieving its vision of striving to be a fair custodian of equitable access to medical schemes in order to support the improvement of universal access to health care."

Professor Yosuf Veriava was re-appointed chairman of the council.

Council members are appointed on a part-time basis for a period of up to three years.

The CMS regulates the medical schemes industry which has about 83 medical schemes in South Africa with around 8,776,279 beneficiaries.

These schemes have a total annual contribution flow of about R129.8 billion. - Sapa