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2009 Alive Newsletters

Introduction

Welcome to the online press office of Liberty Medical Scheme, incorporating Medicover, where you´ll be able to access what we´re saying about what´s happening at LMS as well as what others are saying. Feel free to browse for press releases, news and updates, information and varied media coverage.

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Press Releases

Liberty, Aspen and Clicks target heart disease (03 June 2010)

In the News

New medicine pricing set–up – Sowetan (12 August 2010)
LMS rises to AA – Business Day (11 August 2010)
Liberty Medical Scheme gets an AA – rating upgrade – FA News
(10 August 2010)
Can you afford medical aid? – Daily Sun (27 July 2010)
Liberty Medical Scheme Rhodes Trail Run – The Barkly East Reporter
(16 July 2010)
Race to be King, Queen of the Kloof in Rhodes – East London Daily Dispatch (3 July 2010)
This week–end’s races – Runner’s World (2 – 4 July 2010)
Taking health issues to the big screen – Business Day (23 June 2010)
Liberty at the Top – Sandton Chronicle (11 June 2010)
Affording Medical Aid in Tough Economic Times – Money Marketing
(May 2010)
Barkley East Reporter – Four Majors (21 May 2010)
Barkley East Reporter – School Donation (21 May 2010)
Barkley East Reporter – Police Choir (21 May 2010)
Rhodes Run – Trail Run helps choir sing (18 May 2010)
LMS and Foreign Workers and Students – Business Day Health News
(03 March 2010)
SA’s Affordable Medical Aid Schemes – The Star (25 February 2010)
Affording Medical Aid in tough economic times – Pretoria News
(25 February 2010)
Merger Benefits Scheme Members – Business Day (17 February 2010)
Give your medical aid a checkup – Mail & Guardian (December 2009)
Medical Aid Size Counts (November 2009)
SA´s Affordable Medical Schemes (October 2009)
Medical Schemes and Healthcare Products (October 2009)
The mystical concept of holistic health... (October 2009)
Turned away by a medical scheme! (September 2009)
Rhodes Trail Run (September 2009)
Liberty Health Medical Scheme sustain impressive rating from the Global Credit Rating Co (GCR) (August 2009)
The importance of choosing a benefit that suits one’s lifestyle (July 2009)
Profiling SA´s Affordable Medical Aid Schemes (April 2009)

Industry Updates

Healthcare Funders of Southern Africa in response to HPCSA allegations of extortion by Medical Schemes (April 2010)

2009 Alive Newsletters

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