Healthcare insights & news
Tips, updates and guides to help you get the most out of your Unity Health cover.
Notice: Change in OSTI and OLTI contact details
We wish to inform you that as of 1 March 2024, there have been revisions to the contact information for the Ombudsman services. The Office of the Long-term Insurance Ombudsman (OLTI) and the Office of the Short-term Insurance Ombudsman (OSTI) have transitioned to the National Financial Ombud Scheme. Below are the updated details for…
18 April 2024
Benefits and Customer Care
Unity Health has some of the most comprehensive and affordable primary care products in the market. To help you access benefits, we have set out some useful information below. #StayHealthy.This season’s flu vaccine is now available at all our network pharmacies. Please visit any AlphaPharm, Clicks, Dischem,…
21 June 2022
Getting in touch
Getting in touch with Unity Health Your business development manager or broker consultant is always the first point of contact.
22 June 2021
CMS Updates
CMS updates and what is expected of you It is always good to take the opportunity to remind everyone of the CMS (Council for Medical schemes) requirements for PHC (Primary Health Care) going forward. As per our previous communications, Unity Health and the key industry stakeholders are engaged in detailed and ongoing workshops with…
22 June 2021
POPI Compliance
Unity Health’s measures to comply with POPI In order to comply with the POPI Act, we have introduced numerous changes in the way we handle all our stakeholder’s personal information. As a stakeholder and to meaningfully assist our members, please take note of the following measures that will be implemented: Our company policies and…
22 June 2021
Why is POPI important?
POPI – Protection of Personal Information Act The 1 July 2021 deadline is looming. Along with COVID-19, the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) is a hot topic of conversation in the Health Insurance industry. As a broker, why is POPI so important and why should you put in the effort to comply with…
22 June 2021
International Women’s Day 2021
Who is the woman or women in your life who anchor you? Is it your mother or grandmother? Perhaps a sister or…
8 March 2021
Coronavirus
The first reports of this virus outbreak were reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The deadly virus has to-date claimed over 200…
31 January 2020
Primary Care
Unity Health - Primary Care What is primary healthcare and how does it work? Primary care solutions from Unity Health provides solutions for South Africans who are unable to afford private medical care or medical aid. Un…
16 January 2020