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  "id": 11102926,
  "title": "Bestmed announces 7.35 percent average contribution increase for 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/bestmed-announces-7-35-percent-average-contribution-increase-for-2027",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-01T03:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-10-01-bestmed-announces-735-percent-average-contribution-increase-for-2027/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bestmed will increase medical scheme contributions by an average 7.35% in 2027, while introducing Best Bucks and expanding preventative-care benefits, including RSV protection, maternity support and postnatal consultations.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}