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    Medical Aid Options for Couples Under R6,000

    Joining medical aid as a couple usually works out cheaper than two separate single memberships. Here are the options under R6,000/month that give you both decent cover.

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    Family Type

    couple

    Budget Range

    Up to R 6 000/mo

    Chronic Cover

    Standard PMB

    Special Needs

    None specified

    Top Recommended Medical Plans

    Top Recommendation

    Fedhealth - flexiFED 1Elect Savings

    Savings Plan

    R 4 437

    per month

    Why we recommend this

    • Great value within your budget
    • Unlimited hospital cover matches your priority
    • Hospital of choice flexibility
    • Excellent day-to-day benefits

    Hospital Cover

    • • Unlimited hospital cover
    • • Hospital of choice
    • • Europ Assistance ambulance

    Day-to-Day

    • • GP: From savings
    • • 27 chronic conditions
    • • Maternity: 12+ antenatal consultations
    Lower premium via R15,950 hospital co-payment
    R5,508 annual day-to-day savings
    27 PMB chronic conditions in full

    Fedhealth - flexiFED 1 Savings

    Savings Plan

    R 5 463

    per month

    Why we recommend this

    • Great value within your budget
    • Unlimited hospital cover matches your priority
    • Hospital of choice flexibility
    • Excellent day-to-day benefits

    Hospital Cover

    • • Unlimited hospital cover
    • • Hospital of choice
    • • Europ Assistance ambulance

    Day-to-Day

    • • GP: From savings
    • • 27 chronic conditions
    • • Maternity: 12+ antenatal consultations
    Entry-level savings plan with R5,508 annual savings
    Unlimited GP at network after savings deplete
    27 PMB chronic conditions in full
    Any private hospital

    Discovery Health - Essential Delta Saver

    Savings Plan

    R 5 085

    per month

    Why we recommend this

    • Great value within your budget
    • Unlimited hospital cover matches your priority
    • Excellent day-to-day benefits

    Hospital Cover

    • • Unlimited hospital cover
    • • Restrictive network hospitals
    • • Discovery 911 (Netcare) ambulance

    Day-to-Day

    • • GP: From savings
    • • 27 chronic conditions
    • • Maternity: Included
    Unlimited private hospital cover in the Delta Hospital Network
    Full cover for specialists with whom Discovery has a payment arrangement; other healthcare professionals up to 100% of DHR
    10% of your contribution goes to a Medical Savings Account for day-to-day expenses
    Personal Health Fund of up to R1,500 per adult for out-of-hospital services
    Day-to-day Extender Benefit for essential GP visits once MSA is used up

    Discovery Health - Essential Smart Saver

    Savings Plan

    R 5 100

    per month

    Why we recommend this

    • Great value within your budget
    • Unlimited hospital cover matches your priority
    • Excellent day-to-day benefits

    Hospital Cover

    • • Unlimited hospital cover
    • • Restrictive network hospitals
    • • Discovery 911 (Netcare) ambulance

    Day-to-Day

    • • GP: From savings
    • • 27 chronic conditions
    • • Maternity: Included
    Unlimited private cover in the Smart Hospital Network.
    Full cover for chronic medicine on our formulary for all Chronic Disease List conditions.
    Personal Health Fund covers out-of-hospital healthcare services according to your individual health needs.
    Cover for medical emergencies when you are travelling.

    Bonitas - BonPrime

    Savings Plan

    R 5 801

    per month

    Why we recommend this

    • Great value within your budget
    • Unlimited hospital cover matches your priority
    • Excellent day-to-day benefits

    Hospital Cover

    • • Unlimited hospital cover
    • • Restrictive network hospitals
    • • ER24 ambulance

    Day-to-Day

    • • GP: From savings
    • • 28 chronic conditions
    • • Maternity: Included
    Uses a list of specific private hospitals and linked formulary of chronic medication.
    You only pay for a maximum of three children.
    If you use all your savings for the year, your family will still get 1 GP consultation paid at the Bonitas Rate.
    Unlimited for PMBs for cancer treatment.
    R224 100 per family for non-PMB cancer treatment.
    Up to R1.2 million cover per family for medical emergencies when you travel outside South Africa.

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