Business Talk – Discovery Health Chief Growth Officer Maria Makhabane on their innovative health insurance services

In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Maria Makhabane discusses the importance of innovation in health insurance.

Makhabane is the Chief Growth Officer at Discovery Health, a position she has held for over four years.

Makhabane is passionate about expanding access to high-quality healthcare to previously uninsured South Africans, using innovative and affordable solutions to achieve this.

Before her current role, Makhabane held several notable positions at Discovery – including Head of Marketing for Discovery Health and Chief of Staff.

She has also worked as an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, VP at African Leadership Group, and Business Development Manager at SABMiller.

Makhabane holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, and a Bachelor of Business Science from the University of Cape Town.

The interview

In this interview, Makhabane explains why it is important for Discovery Health to constantly innovate in the insurance sector – and how she has worked to improve Discovery Health’s services.

She then discusses what their Flexicare offering is and how it has helped many South Africans.

Makhabane explains the differences between Flexicare and Flexicare Plus, too – noting the target audience of each product.

She concludes the interview by outlining the opportunities she sees for Discovery Health to improve its offerings moving forward, as well as the company’s view on the NHI.

Watch the Business Talk interview with Maria Makhabane, below.