{"id":384,"date":"2020-05-23T15:03:26","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T15:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailylive.co.za\/med-shield-news-updates\/"},"modified":"2021-08-01T16:20:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T16:20:12","slug":"med-shield-news-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailylive.co.za\/med-shield-news-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Med Shield News Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Med Shield news updates &#8220;Medshield&#8221;. Visit Med Shield website <a href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/\">here<\/a> or see the feed summary below.<br \/>\n<div class=\"wp_rss_retriever\"><ul class=\"wp_rss_retriever_list\"><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/how-the-hospital-plan-works\/\"title=\"How the Hospital Plan Works\">How the Hospital Plan Works<\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Few things have better served to highlight how tenuous our health is and the importance of taking every step to ensure it than the Covid-19 pandemic. While the virus proved fatal for many of its victims, far more were confined to a bed in hospital, often for periods lasting several&hellip; <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/how-the-hospital-plan-works\/\"title=\"How the Hospital Plan Works\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/how-to-perform-a-valid-medical-aid-comparison\/\"title=\"How to Perform a Valid Medical Aid Comparison\">How to Perform a Valid Medical Aid Comparison<\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">If you were in the market for a new car, you would be unlikely to pop into the nearest showroom and opt for the model with the lowest price tag. Instead, you would first consider which vehicle might best fulfil your needs and those of your family before choosing the&hellip; <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/how-to-perform-a-valid-medical-aid-comparison\/\"title=\"How to Perform a Valid Medical Aid Comparison\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/how-to-compare-medical-aids-in-south-africa\/\"title=\"How to Compare Medical Aids in South Africa\">How to Compare Medical Aids in South Africa<\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">The benefits to members who purchase private healthcare insurance can vary considerably. They differ between providers and the individual products offered by a particular scheme. In practice, anyone seeking cover for the first time or contemplating a change should compare medical aids before arriving at a decision. The first step&hellip; <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/how-to-compare-medical-aids-in-south-africa\/\"title=\"How to Compare Medical Aids in South Africa\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/getting-medical-aid-quotes-online-and-how-to-compare-them\/\"title=\"Getting Medical Aid Quotes Online\u00a0and how to Compare Them\">Getting Medical Aid Quotes Online\u00a0and how to Compare Them<\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Since the British Scientist, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989, slowly but surely, it changed the way we now perform almost all of our everyday tasks. Few people now own a fountain pen or write letters, thanks to email. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, many were already&hellip; <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/getting-medical-aid-quotes-online-and-how-to-compare-them\/\"title=\"Getting Medical Aid Quotes Online\u00a0and how to Compare Them\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/the-growing-need-for-cheap-hospital-plans-should-not-mean-affordable-cover-is-inadequate\/\"title=\"The Growing Need for Cheap Hospital Plans Should Not Mean Affordable Cover Is Inadequate\">The Growing Need for Cheap Hospital Plans Should Not Mean Affordable Cover Is Inadequate<\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Many South Africans desperately need more affordable medical aid, but are cheap hospital plans their best option? Firstly, one must accept that \u201ccheap\u201d and \u201caffordable\u201d are not synonyms. In practice, the former word is often paired with \u201cnasty\u201d and indicates a product or service of inferior quality. The nation\u2019s short-term&hellip; <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/the-growing-need-for-cheap-hospital-plans-should-not-mean-affordable-cover-is-inadequate\/\"title=\"The Growing Need for Cheap Hospital Plans Should Not Mean Affordable Cover Is Inadequate\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/most-important-factors-for-young-people-to-compare-medical-aids\/\"title=\"Most Important Factors for Young People to Compare Medical Aids\">Most Important Factors for Young People to Compare Medical Aids<\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">The Covid-19 pandemic has been a stark reminder of how vulnerable even normally healthy individuals can be. Many fit South Africans found themselves fighting for their lives on respirators in an intensive care unit. Imagine facing a huge hospital bill after months of lost income following a motor accident. Such&hellip; <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/most-important-factors-for-young-people-to-compare-medical-aids\/\"title=\"Most Important Factors for Young People to Compare Medical Aids\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/meeting-the-need-for-more-affordable-medical-aid\/\"title=\"Meeting the Need for more affordable Medical Aid\">Meeting the Need for more affordable Medical Aid<\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">The past decade has seen South Africans facing unprecedented financial pressure. Initially, that pressure resulted from a global recession. However, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to delay the hoped-for economic recovery. Consequently, most consumers have tightened their purse strings and shop with far more restraint than previously necessary.&hellip; <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/meeting-the-need-for-more-affordable-medical-aid\/\"title=\"Meeting the Need for more affordable Medical Aid\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/what-you-need-to-know-about-hospital-plans\/\"title=\"What you need to know about Hospital Plans\">What you need to know about Hospital Plans<\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Sadly, the glory days of South Africa\u2019s exemplary national healthcare service have long since become a distant memory. It was not a lack of skilled and dedicated doctors and nurses that led to its decline, but the escalating demand for treatment that eventually exceeded their capacity of an inadequately funded&hellip; <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/what-you-need-to-know-about-hospital-plans\/\"title=\"What you need to know about Hospital Plans\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/understanding-medical-aids-and-their-quotes\/\"title=\"Understanding Medical Aids and their Quotes\">Understanding Medical Aids and their Quotes<\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Medical schemes in South Africa are tasked with providing the public with financial assistance to meet the high cost of private healthcare. Only some of these are only open to those in defined groups such as the staff of large companies, members of professional bodies and workers in specified occupations,&hellip; <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/understanding-medical-aids-and-their-quotes\/\"title=\"Understanding Medical Aids and their Quotes\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/the-pros-and-cons-of-the-hospital-plan\/\"title=\"The Pros and Cons of the Hospital Plan\">The Pros and Cons of the Hospital Plan<\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">As healthcare costs continue to escalate year on year, the pressure on state-funded medical facilities is increasing. Waiting lists are at an all-time high and show no signs of easing, forcing more South Africans to consider seeking attention from the private sector. While some wealthier citizens can meet private healthcare&hellip; <a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_readmore\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medshield.co.za\/the-pros-and-cons-of-the-hospital-plan\/\"title=\"The Pros and Cons of the Hospital Plan\">Read more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><br \/>\nDaily Live is updated with the latest news from Med Shield find out how to <a href=\"\/keep-updated\/\">keep this page updated<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Med Shield news updates &#8220;Medshield&#8221;. Visit Med Shield website here or see the feed summary below. 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