CONSULTATIVE MEETING ON MUNICIPAL AND PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES

1. CONSULTATIVE MEETING ON MUNICIPAL AND PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES 8 April 2011 LA Health Medical Scheme and Discovery Health welcome the delegates Presenter: Penny Thlabi

2. Agenda A strong partnership benefiting Local Government 1 2 3 • Summary of Key Performance Indicators • Making people healthier, enhancing and protecting their livesOn the way to Wellness

3. Agenda A strong partnership benefitting Local Government 1

4. Recognising key stakeholders Funding mechanism Protect members’ interests Setshealthcarepolicy Regulatorof medical schemes Advice Provision of benefits Department of Health Councilfor Medical Schemes Board ofTrustees Advisors Employers Members Providers MedicalScheme Services, expertise, infrastructure Administrator Lifestyle products Vitality Communication Marketing and distribution Health Risk Management Tariff negotiations Operations Scale Product development Actuarial services Finance and reporting Management

5. Shared strategic focuses Maintainingbenefits Build and maintainmembership andsolvency Quality Access Competitive advantage Affordability Security Encouragehealthy lifestyles Stableannualcontribution increases

6. Agenda Summary of key LA Health performance indicators 2

7. Growth in solvency despite membership growth 16 800 LA Health has successfully and consistently been able to grow solvency levels whilst becoming the Scheme of choice for Local Government employees

8. Financial performanceKey LA Health observations for 2011 Accumulated Funds Annualised Gross Contributions Total Non-Healthcare Expenses Membership

9. 2011 Contribution increases LA Health very competitive in its market and over the last 5 years managing increases within a narrow band

10. Making people healthier, enhancing and protecting their livesOn the way to Wellness Agenda 3

11. Make people healthier, enhance and protect their livesOn the way to Wellness Vitality is the World’s longest standing, scientifically based wellness programme with more than 1.5 million members across the United States, United Kingdom and South Africa 1997: Launch of Vitality “The initiative arises out of the fact that medical schemes focus largely on sickness and do not encourage preventative health care.” Proven success in behaviouralchange and healthcare cost reductions through better outcomes Business Day, 14 November 1997 Today

12. Employee wellness • Wellness expertise, sophisticated data analysis capability, risk management and excellent products • Comprehensive platform of benefits and tools to • deliver employee wellness • monitor the health and wellness of employees • Health assessments • Screening tests • Healthy lifestyle choices • Intervention strategies • Provide employer with information to understand employee health and wellness challenges

13. Stakeholder partnerships • Through the LA Health / Discovery relationship • developing a partnership with SALGA to further enhance the lives of Local Government employees and • South Africans

14. Thank you