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Dec
6

Sanlam Medical Gap Cover Personal Insurance

How does Sanlam medical aid gap cover work? It pays the portion that your medical aid will not. Cover starts at R252 per month You must already be a member of a registered medical aid Your policy covers you, your spouse, and children…

Dec
6

Individual Gap Cover from Discovery

What is Individual Gap Cover from Discovery? Short-term insurance aimed at meeting the shortfall between what the medical professionals charge you and what your medical aid pays out Not just for members of Discovery Medical Aid Cover starts at R90 a month Choice…

Dec
6

Gap Cover for a Hospital Plan

What is gap cover for a hospital plan? It is insurance to ensure you don’t pay out of pocket for in-hospital expenses. Not all expenses will be covered by your medical aid. It is an added insurance that is separate from your medical…

Dec
5

Gap Cover for GEMS Medical Aid

Gap Cover for GEMS Medical Aid is essential. Even though we all hope for the best when it comes to medical emergencies. However, there are times when you may need to rely on specialist intervention, and the costs can be crippling. From your…

Dec
5

Affordable gap cover for South Africans can be found

Gap cover is insurance that pays the difference between the medical bill and what your medical aid scheme pays. Affordable gap cover is worth getting as medical costs can bankrupt you. Even if your medical aid is compelled to pay out 100% of NHRPL…

Dec
3

What is a Hospital Co-payment?

More and more nowadays, medical schemes are encouraging their clients to use preferred providers. That benefits the medical aid in that they can control their spend. The benefit for you is that you usually do not need to make a co-payment. But what…

Dec
3

Prescribed Minimum Benefits and Medical Aids

What are Prescribed Minimum Benefits? These are basic benefits that medical aids must cover by law A list of 25 chronic conditions fall under the ambit of this cover The benefits also cover about 270 different at present Every medical scheme must offer…

Dec
3

What is the National Health Reference Price List NHRPL

What is the National Health Reference Price List NHRPL? This is a list of tariffs regarding health care professionals. The government releases the NHRPL annually. The Department of Health is reponsible for the list It serves as a guideline for, not as an…

Dec
2

Top gap cover providers in South Africa all on one page

Gap plans are vital because more of us have begun to realise the importance of medical gap plans. The problem is, where do you start? With so many different medical gap plans out there, choosing the right cover can be tough. In this…

Dec
2

Gap Cover for Sizwe Medical Scheme

Consider gap cover for Sizwe Medical Scheme when it comes to medical expenses. There is often a shortfall, or gap, between the amount the medical aid pays and the amount the doctor’s charge. These gaps in cover can be quite significant because health…