Which Hospital Plan?
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- Compare 20+ Hospital Plans*
- Save Hundreds Of Rands Each Month
- Optional Health Plan And Gap Cover
- Choose The Plan That Suits Your Needs
- We Assist With Claims And Query Resolution
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South Africa has about 71 medical schemes totaling around 8,9 million beneficiaries. The total annual contribution to medical schemes is around R233-billion (according to the Council for Medical Schemes – 2023). Take into account that South Africa has a population of more than 59 million people! Less than 15% of SA citizens belong to a medical scheme or have a hospital plan.
Not all medical schemes or hospital plans are open to the public. In fact, of the 71 medical schemes, less than 20 are open to the public. This number might decrease over the years as the larger schemes take over the smaller ones.
So how do you choose a medical scheme or hospital plan, a specific option of the scheme, which benefits to include or exclude? In this ever-changing environment, you need the services and advice of an independent intermediary. Someone who doesn’t only have the interests of a specific hospital plan at heart, but one who can guide you to ensure your needs are met.
Our Hospital Plan Experts will assist you with:
- choosing the most suitable hospital plan in the market
- *investigating more than 20 plans and options
- providing pro-active advice on your present medical aid
- assist you with claims and query resolution
Some Hospital Plans Used When Analysing Your Needs:
- Discovery Health Hospital Plan
- Fedhealth Hospital Plan
- Bestmed Hospital Plan
- Momentum Health Hospital Plan
- Genesis Hospital Plan
- Medihelp Hospital Plan
- Medshield Hospital Plan
- Profmed Hospital Plan
- Bonitas Hospital Plan
- Keyhealth Hospital Plan
The Difference Between A Hospital Plan, Full Medical Aid And Health Insurance
Hospital Plans usually provides cover only when you are submitted to a hospital and the associated costs, including certain medication. Day-to-day benefits are excluded in most cases (plan dependent).
For this reason, hospital plans are a lot cheaper than a full medical scheme option (where both hospital cover and day-to-day benefits are included). A hospital plan is a great option if you are young, healthy and don’t need cover for day-to-day medical expenses (e.g. optometry, dentistry, medication, doctor visits etc.)
Some hospital plans includes cover for basic dentistry and a few other out-of-hospital treatments. All medical aid and hospital plans must, by law, cover 27 chronic conditions, referred to as Prescribed Minimum Benefits.
Health Insurance plans are not medical schemes or hospital plans. It provides cash benefits depending on the number of days you have been hospitalized due to an accident or illness. Payments are made directly to the policyholder and he/she can use the payout to cover hospital or other daily expenses.
Health Insurance is mostly taken up by low income earners (who cannot afford a medical aid or hospital plan) or in conjunction with medical aid/hospital plan as an income replacement due to hospitalization.
What Is Gap Cover?
If the hospital and/or doctor charges more than the medical scheme tariff, you will be liable for these costs. Cover for the shortfall between what the medical aid or hospital plan pays and what the hospital and/or specialist charges, is referred to as Gap Cover.