[Image: Flickr]ActionSA has announced its intention to table an amendment to the Parliamentary and Provincial Medical Aid Scheme Bill, which will eliminate mandatory medical aid for members of parliament, which currently prevents them from using public healthcare services. “For too long, members of parliament and other office bearers have been shielded by a medical aid scheme exclusive to them,” he said. In a comparison between the Parmed medical aid scheme and others in South Africa, posted to the Parliamentary Monitoring Group, Parmed was found to be one of the best medical aid schemes in the country. Researchers from Medscheme, which manages the Parmed medical aid scheme, found that Parmed has more benefits and is cheaper than the top options on Momentum. The Parliamentary and Provincial Medical Aid Scheme Act was signed into law in 1975.