It is easy to draw a comparison of gap companies in South Africa. That’s because they offer fairly standardised gap cover for medical aid. Most of the companies offer a Basic plan. And then there are Add Ons, usually for oncology treatment, which…
Gap Cover for Genesis Medical Aid Members Medical Aid companies aren’t going to be paying in full for your in-hospital expenses. Sometimes the specialists treating you will be charging a much as 500% of Medical Scheme Tariffs. That is why, if you are…
There is a special insurance policy available to all members of South African medical schemes. The insurance is called gap cover – and this product is unique to South Africa. (That’s because medical aid as we know it is unique to our country.)…
Gap Cover bridges the shortfall between stipulated medical aid tariffs and the charges imposed by the medical profession for in-hospital treatments. Read further for more on PMGZA gap cover. So this short-term insurance should be seriously considered by members of medical aid schemes to…
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Is it time for Plan B?
It is widely recognised that inflation of medical costs outstrips overall consumer inflation. And, after many years of medical aid premiums doing exactly this, it could eventually be time for medical aid members to re-evaluate their options. Is it time for Plan B?…
People are asking plenty of questions about their medical aids in the 21st century. And they are asking: Why buy medical gap cover? too. They are tired of paying, paying, paying for less. One of the biggest mysteries surrounding medical aids for most…
If you belong to a medical scheme, you’ll have the same queries many others have. You want answers as to why your medical aid seems to want to pay less and less for your treatments. You want to know about the payment shortfalls…
It’s the same complaint everywhere. People are exhausting their medical aids; their premiums are rising out of control, and their medical aids are becoming less co-operative – paying far less than they should be paying, if at all. There are many Medical gap…
Sign up anytime for gap cover day or night. Start the process here, by completing and submitting the form on this page. A Reminder About What Gap Cover Is Here are a number of points about gap cover (also called top-up cover or…
You have to ask yourself, even if you are a Discovery medical aid member. Is what I have enough, and will it cover all of my costs? In today’s modern world, medical aids are coming under greater and greater financial strain. In effect,…