Category: PMB
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Meeting with Discovery Health Regarding PMB Applications
Dear Member, A meeting was held with Discovery Health and attended by PsychMG as well as the CPF representatives regarding the latest problems many of you have experienced regarding patient PMB applications. The meeting took place on Tuesday 7th February on Zoom at 5pm. The outcomes from that meeting are preliminary pending final agreements by…
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Response to DH mental health payment letter
Dear colleague, Many of you will have received a notice from Discovery Health recently and we have several letters of concern regarding the content thereof. Please take note of our position on this matter: The CPF in conjunction with Counselling Psychology South Africa (CPSA) have been engaged in a single meeting on Thursday 6th August…
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Member notice regarding Discovery Form and Bestmed Circular
Dear CPF member, An Update on Two Important Matters: 1. Discovery have sent the so-called representing professional bodies a draft version of an extended form of the AT&PVCon Report on the understanding that we may not yet share it with our members despite the purpose being that we want to debate it with our members.…
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PMB Submissions – Schizophrenia, Bipolar and Mental health emergencies
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) is inviting stakeholders to make submissions for the benefit definitions of schizophrenia, bipolar mood disorder and mental health emergencies. To read the curcular, click here.
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PMB Review – Council for Medical Schemes
Dear Colleague, If you claim via medical aid and apply for PMB’s on behalf of your patients, then this review of the Prescribed Minimum Benefits will be relevant. According to the CMS: “A draft PMB benefit package framework was drafted and published for stakeholder comments. The recommended framework proposed a departure from the current package…