Comprehensive Individual

The details

3

Top of the range medical gap cover
for one person.

R435 per month

The premium for Seniors (over 75) is R645 per month

Plan summary

Total Annual Limit
Subject to the Overall Annual Limit (OAL) of R198,600.

 

Tariff Shortfalls – + 500%
We pay up to an additional 500% to cover any shortfalls your medical aid scheme does not fully cover for in-patient, and/or out-patient procedures deemed to be in hospital, and paid from risk.

 

Co-Payments/Deductibles
We pay the full defined co-payment/deductible amount that medical aid schemes have specified for co-payments or deductibles.

 

Sub-Limits
We pay for defined procedures and events on which medical aid options often place sub limits, e.g. internal prosthetics.

 

Casualty Benefit
We pay when you have accidental trauma-related or crime-related injuries, which require treatment in a hospital out-patients/casualty unit. The limit is R19,000 per event. Illness-related emergencies will be covered between 6pm and 8am, limited to R4,500 per event and R9,000 pa.

 

Cancer Diagnosis Benefit
We pay you a R22,000 cash payment on first diagnosis of cancer, provided you are on a registered oncology programme.

 

Cancer Treatment
We pay for cancer treatment such as chemotherapy, radiation and cancer biological drugs. Most medical schemes place limits on their payment for this treatment.

 

Medical Aid Assist and Premium Waiver
We pay a maximum amount of R2,500 per month for a period of 6 months to assist with medical aid premiums should you suffer a total and permanent disability. We will also provide free Gap Comprehensive cover for a period of 6 months provided that you remain insured on your medical aid.

 

Non-DSP hospital co-payment
We pay you up to R20,000 per annum for any penalty fee that the medical scheme may impose should you choose to voluntarily use
a hospital or day clinic outside the medical scheme’s designated network.

 

Consumables
We pay for shortfalls on medicine, materials and appliances used during an in-hospital procedure or used by doctors during procedures performed in rooms that are deemed by the medical scheme to be ‘in-hospital‘. Annual limit of R3,000, limited to R500 per event.

 

Private room
We pay up to 50% of the additional cost of a private room in any ward, to a maximum of R5,000 per event.


Specialised dentistry

We pay for root canal and/or surgical extractions done in the dentist’s rooms. The annual limit is R8,000 per policy per annum. The benefit does not include the consultation fee.


Specialist radiography

We pay for MRI and CT scans not covered by the medical scheme. The limit is R15,000 per policy per annum, limited to R6,500per event.


Accidental death

We pay R40,000 in the event of accidental death.


Specialist Benefit

We pay for any shortfalls your medical aid scheme does not cover for your consultation with a specialist in their private rooms. Annual limit R5,000, limited to R2,500 per consultation, 3 consultations per annum. Medical aid scheme must pay a portion of your specialist’s consultation fee from a hospital, risk, day-to-day benefit or from your medical savings account.


Physiotherapy Benefit

We pay for physiotherapy out of hospital after surgery. The maximum is R1,500 per annum and must occur within 10 days of discharge from hospital.


Wound Care Benefit

We pay for out of hospital treatment of a wound by a wound specialist after surgery and discharge from hospital. The maximum is R2,000 per annum and must occur within 7 days of discharge.


Breast Cancer Benefit

We pay for breast reconstruction of the unaffected breast. The limit is R15,000 per event subject to the OAL and must be done within 12 months of the mastectomy.


Premature birth

We pay R18,000 for a premature birth. A premature birth is defined as a baby born alive before week 37 of the pregnancy.


Stepdown facility

We pay a maximum of R10,000 for admission to a stepdown facility for a stay of 10 days or more.

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