Are you prepared to use designated hospitals?:
Hospital Rate of Payment:
Unlimited at 100% of Bonitas Rate (BR)
Casualty / Emergency Visits:
Other healthcare professionals eg. Physio, Occupational, Dietician:
Scopes (gastroscopy, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy and proctoscopy):
MRI and CT scans:
R23 800 per family available, in- or out-of hospital. Subject to pre-authorisation
Dialysis:
Unlimited at 100% of BR. You must use a Designated Service Provider(DSP), or a 20% co-payment will apply
Organ Transplants:
Unlimited at 100% of BR. Sub-limit of R32 130 per beneficiary for corneal grafts
Oncology / Cancer:
R344 500 available per family. Subject to the use of a preferred provider. Sub-limit of R44 200 per beneficiary for Brachytherapy
Neck and Back Operations:
For spinal surgery: you will have a co-payment of R10 000 if you do not go for an assessment through the back and neck program
Joint Replacements:
You will have a co-payment of R10 000 if you do not use the preferred provider
Medical and Surgical Appliances:
Subject to available savings or above threshold benefit. Hearing aids available once in 5 years. Subject to the use of a preferred supplier
In Hospital Dentistry:
Co-payment of R3 500 per admission. General anaesthetic only available for extensive treatment to children under 5 years, once per lifetime and for impacted wisdom teeth. Pre-authorisation required. Managed Care Protocols apply
Take home Medicine:
R420 per beneficiary, per hospital stay
Rehabilitation, Hospice and Step-down facilities:
Physical rehabilitation R50 600 per family. Hospice and step-down facilities; R16 880 per family. Terminal Care; unlimited
Treatment for Mental Health:
Hospitalisation; R32 210 per family with R15 890 per family available for In- or out-of-hospital consultations. 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:
Cover for medical emergencies when you travel outside South Africa. Subject to registration