Discovery Health Medical Scheme DHMS contributions will increase for 2026 from April, following a decision by the scheme in October to defer these for three months.
This was due to the solvency position of the scheme - 32.6 at the end of December, which is substantially higher than the 25 required by law. It has been well above this level since 2019.
This years deferral is the fourth time increases have been delayed by DHMS the others were in 2021, 2022 and 2023 as healthcare utilisation rates slowly recovered after the Covid-19 pandemic.
