Medical aid gap cover in South Africa is important to medical aid members. That is because it covers the shortfall that exists when the specialist charges too much for in-hospital procedures. Typical Scenario Requiring Medical Aid Gap Cover in South Africa Specialists can…
Gap cover is a lifeline of hope for South African medical aid members. Zestlife gap cover removes a lot of medical aid uncertainty. It will pay for that amount which occurs when a medical doctor charges beyond what your medical aid will pay.…
f you have to go to a hospital, the last thing that you want to face during recovery is a pile of unpaid bills. That is why gap cover for primary medical aid members and their dependents is so important. Ten or twenty…
Medical Gap Cover for Community Health Medical Schemes You badly need gap cover for community health medical schemes if you’re a member of a medical scheme. You can’t buy gap cover without belonging to a medical scheme. It isn’t medical cover but rather…
Fortunately, the insurance industry fought back so hard that the proposed legislation means that medical gap cover will still be around in an altered form. Here is the story about why the South African government wants to ban medical gap cover. Why the…
Medical aid co-payments tend to be one of those little things that sneak up on you. The chances are that you won’t even know about them until you get the bill. And then it’s too late – you are on the hook for…
Admed gap cover was designed to provide shortfall cover. It means the insurance pays out in the event of your hospitalisation where you require emergency medical treatment, specialists or surgery. Shortfall insurance insures various procedures performed on an outpatient basis. Often specialists such…
Gap Cover pays for the shortfall between what your medical aid pays and the actual charge. Does gap cover include everything your medical aid won’t pay, though? Depending on the policy, this can cover medical expenses in hospital. Or it may cover day…
In South Africa, medical boards set medical scheme tariffs for the whole country. The idea is to provide a fair payment for the medical professionals and the patient. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. What may seem fair to a doctor in one area…
You must have heard about gap cover for Genesis Medical Aid by now. So what is gap cover? The basic idea is gap cover insures you for shortfalls in specialist treatment costs. Even if you have a medical aid plan or a hospital…