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:
R31 960 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 for corneal grafts
Oncology / Cancer:
R618 500 available per family; R245 400 of this can be used for specialised drugs. Sub-limit of R44 200 per beneficiary for Brachytherapy. Non-cancer specialised drugs R200 100 per family
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; R26 300 per family available once in 5 years, with a 10% co-payment. Subject to the use of a preferred supplier
Take home Medicine:
R555 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; R46 880 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