August 2025

By Shania Lazarus2 August 2025The Namibia Private Practitioners Forum (NPPF) has accused the Namibian Association of Medical Aid Funds (Namaf) of implementing an outdated and unscientific tariff model that is costing medical aid fund members more money.In a statement issued this week, NPPF chief executive Jürgen Hoffmann said the new tariff benchmarks directly disadvantage medical

Insured persons are asked to pay twiceDespite increasing contributions, health insurance companies are once again maintaining their unchanged service rates for the medical sector. However, the sector cannot survive without corresponding rate increases for its services and will therefore have to raise rates. Since the health insurance companies are not compensating for this cost difference,

Versicherte werden gleich zweimal zur Kasse gebetenObwohl sie die Beiträge erhöhen, halten die Krankenkassen erneut an ihren unveränderten Dienstleistungstarifen für die medizinische Branche fest. Diese kann aber nicht erneut ohne entsprechende Tariferhöhungen für ihre Dienste auskommen und wird daher Tarife erhöhen müssen. Da die Krankenkassen diesen Kostenunterschied nicht ausgleichen, werden die Krankenkassenmitglieder selbst dafür aufkommen

Henriette Lamprecht2025-07-30 In the first quarter of 2025 alone, medical aid funds reported a combined surplus of N$229.7 million – all while patients bear higher out-of-pocket expenses and doctors struggle to keep their practices sustainable.The CEO of the Namibian Private Practitioners Forum (NPPF), Dr Jürgen Hoffmann, says members are paying more but receiving less.“The public