MobiHealth News December 2, 2025
Dr. Ronald Whelan, CEO of South Africa’s Discovery Health, discusses how the insurer uses a shared-value model supported by wearables, data and rewards to incentivize healthier habits.
LOS ANGELES – During the Future of Health Annual Summit, Dr. Ronald Whelan, CEO of South Africa’s largest health insurer, Discovery Health, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss how the organization incentivizes its members to live healthier lives.
MobiHealthNews: Can you tell me about your work?
Dr. Ronald Whelan: I am from a health insurer in South Africa called Discovery Health. We have been in business for the last 32 years. We are the biggest private medical insurer in South Africa.
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