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Episode 22 - Kevin Aron unpacks Medshield Mind and the importance of mental health

In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Kevin Aron explains how Medshield has evolved its benefit options and contributions for 2025. He also highlights the company’s strong focus on supporting mental health in South Africa.

Aron is the Principal Officer for Medshield Medical Scheme and boasts over 30 years of healthcare industry experience.

He has developed a wide range of skills during his long and successful career – including strategy development and implementation, healthcare delivery models, financial budgeting and management, risk management, and operational service delivery.

In this Business Talk interview, Aron first outlines the key changes Medshield has made to stay competitive in the local medical aid industry.

He explains how, through these changes, Medshield has kept its services affordable – a critical consideration during tough economic times.

Aron then reveals why affordability is so important to Medshield and explains how the company continues to deliver cheaper services while still enjoying healthy solvency and credit ratios.

He concludes the interview by discussing Medshield Mind – one of the latest additions to Medshield’s range of offerings.

Aron explains what Medshield Mind is and why its mental health support services are important to South Africans.

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