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Working class under siege — The rising cost of healthcare and the Gems crisis

Today at 12:53 PM, via Daily Maverick

Gems was established as a social solidarity instrument – to provide affordable, equitable healthcare to public servants. Today, that founding vision is under threat. When contributions rise beyond affordability, when co-payments increase, when members are forced to downgrade or exit the scheme, we are witnessing the erosion of that social compact.

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