Are you prepared to use designated hospitals?:
Hospital Rate of Payment:
Unlimited at 100% of Bonitas Rate (BR)
Upfront Payments to hospitals:
R10 000 co-payment applies if you use a non-network hospital, except for emergencies, or if you do not get pre-authorisation within 48 hours of admission
Casualty / Emergency Visits:
Other healthcare professionals eg. Physio, Occupational, Dietician:
PMB only. Your therapist must have a referral from the doctor treating you
Scopes (gastroscopy, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy and proctoscopy):
MRI and CT scans:
R11 840 per family. Pre-authorisation required
Dialysis:
Unlimited. You must use a Designated Service Provider (DSP), or a 20% co-payment will apply. Pre-authorisation required
Organ Transplants:
Unlimited. Pre-authorisation required
Oncology / Cancer:
PMB only. Subject to the use of a Designated Service Provider (DSP). Pre-authorisation required
Neck and Back Operations:
Medical and Surgical Appliances:
General medical appliances such as wheelchairs and crutches, R5 550 per family. You must use a preferred supplier
Take home Medicine:
R390 per beneficiary, per hospital stay
Rehabilitation, Hospice and Step-down facilities:
Physical rehabilitation R50 600 per family. Hospice and step-down facilities; R14 570 per family. Pre-authorisation required
Treatment for Mental Health:
PMB only. No cover for physiotherapy for mental health admissions. Subject to the use of a DSP
HIV / AIDS:
Unlimited if you register on the HIV/AIDS programme. Chronic medicine must be obtained from Pharmacy Direct
International Travel Benefit: