The Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS), is registered as a restricted membership scheme under the MSA, with membership eligibility determined by employment. The Scheme is governed by an independent Board of Trustees and provides services exclusively to eligible employee. With 1.8-million beneficiaries, GEMS is the largest restricted membership scheme and second-largest medical scheme overall with a solid membership base that is exclusively available to all eligible public service employees in South Africa.

GEMS offers five main benefit options and one efficiency discounted option. The benefit options were each designed using a rigorous analytical approach taking into account the requirements of the CMS, member affordability and benefit design assessment.

The Scheme’s primary goal is to improve affordability and access to quality healthcare for public service employees, its overarching strategic objective is for GEMS to become the blueprint for the government’s National Health Insurance (NHI) policy.

Email: enquiries@gems.gov.za
Call Centre: 0860 00 4367
Web: www.gems.gov.za