More than ever before, Trustees of medical schemes are entrusted with the Governance of their scheme and have the responsibility of ensuring that any decisions made regarding the operational aspects of the scheme are made prudently and within a strict legal framework. In order to equip Trustees with the requisite knowledge, BHF have developed a Trustee Development Programme which covers aspects such as:
- The legal and fiduciary responsibilities of Trustees, including fiduciary and statutory functionality, general responsibilities, fiduciary duties, high risk responsibilities, investing medical scheme funds
- A review of market dynamics in light of the current and proposed medical scheme legislation in Sourth Africa, including the implementation of Social Health Insurance system, the Risk Equalisation Fund, PMB's, mandatory cover, solvency, Health Charter, etc..
- An essential guide to benefit design
- Impact of Circular 8
- Low-Income Medical Scheme (LIMS)
- Basic Benefit Package (BBP)
- ICD10
- NHRPL
- Impact of the National Credit Act