Before we begin our reviews of gap cover companies in South Africa, let’s list the characteristics of shortfall insurance. Gap cover for medical aid is uniquely South African This insurance is the same as shortfall cover, top up cover and co-payment cover Only…
Going through a divorce can be extremely harrowing and stressful, not just for the couple themselves but also for their children. And, given the divorce statistics released recently by StatsSA, divorce is on the increase. More than 25 390 divorce papers were filed in…
Yes, you can get cheap gap cover for medical aid. Taking out gap insurance means insuring any medical expense shortfalls. In other words, insuring yourself against exorbitant co-payments. Remember that hospital stays are not cheap. Neither are specialist bills because medical specialists can…
Married couples definitely qualify for medical gap cover. And if both of the parties are on the same medical aid then one gap policy will cover both members. For instance, if both husband and wife (and children for that matter) are members of…
You are a member of a top medical aid in South Africa. So it makes sense that you will want to have a leading company supply your complementary gap cover. Note that medical schemes themselves do not offer gap cover. In fact, the…
What is medical gap insurance? Well, gap cover is essential today if you belong to a South African medical aid. You may ask why that is. As a medical scheme member you have probably run out of medical savings at some point. Or…
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Gap Cover Plans FAQ
In the process of getting additional coverage there arises a list of gap cover FAQ. Some questions can be unique to your personal needs and specifications. The rest, however, will probably correlate with the questions asked by so many before you and those…
The gap, which exists between what is financially provided for by your medical aid and the original hospital costs, requires extra coverage. There are medical gap cover exclusions. So in the venture of obtaining this additional coverage, you will need to make sure…
The cost of private medical care often becomes high for medical aid members in South Africa. So when do medical aid members need Gap Cover? Medical aids often do not pay the full medical account and leave the rest of the account for…
Here’s an interesting idea. You can lessen your medical aid burden this way. There are two steps: First, reduce the amount of medical scheme cover you have. For instance, you can switch from comprehensive medical aid to a hospital plan from the same…