General 2025

Council for Medical Scheme   accreditation:  Process to  renew   or apply Healthcare advisers need to apply and renew their Council for Medical Scheme (CMS) accreditation online at https://www.medicalschemes.com/AccreditationPortal ...

Members on Momentum Medical Scheme’s Custom, Incentive and Extender Options pay lower monthly contributions if they are willing to make use of the Scheme’s Associated providers.  Associated providers include a network of private hospitals as we...

The cut-off date for debit orders for individual members joining Momentum Medical Scheme is the 26th of each month. The process is as follows:  If the application is activated by the 26th of the month, all outstanding contributions will be ded...

Why is non-disclosure investigated?  Open enrolment forms a cornerstone of the Medical Schemes Act 131 of 1998 (the Act), directed at preventing risk selection by medical schemes, and allows for any eligible person to join any open medical sc...

What are Prescribed Minimum Benefits? Prescribed Minimum Benefits are a set of defined benefits for which all medical schemes in South Africa have to provide cover to medical scheme beneficiaries in terms of the Medical Schemes Act 131 of 19...

Before remitting funds, please call the person responsible for your matter to verify that the bank account you have on record is a legitimate bank account of Momentum. Cyber-criminals may use emails or letters or links that appear to be sent by ...

Medical tax credit system: 1 March 2025 – 28 February 2026 Medical scheme tax credits – applies to all taxpayers This is in respect of medical scheme contributions made by the taxpayer, or their employers on their behalf. The monthly tax...

Concession business for January 2026 take-on The Medical Schemes Act allows for employer groups to switch between medical schemes on 1 January of every year without any waiting periods. This is referred to as Concession Business. The followi...

Average contribution increase Momentum Medical Scheme’s weighted average contribution increase for 2026 is 9.9%, with some benefit enhancements, effective from 1 January 2026. It is important to note that increases vary per option, and accord...