{
  "id": 11407377,
  "title": "Discovery, Momentum among medical aid hikes nearly double CMS’s 3.8% benchmark",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/discovery-momentum-among-medical-aid-hikes-nearly-double-cmss-3-8",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-02T09:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-10-02-sas-2027-medical-aid-increases-are-nearly-double-the-regulators-38-guideline/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Africans with medical aid face another round of above-inflation contribution increases in 2027, despite the regulator urging schemes to keep affordability in mind.",
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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."
}