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    Day-to-Day Benefits
    Comprehensive Cover

    Medical Aid with Dental and Optometry Benefits

    Dental work and glasses add up quickly if you're paying out of pocket. If these matter to you, here's what different medical aid plans include - it ranges from basic check-ups to fairly comprehensive cover.

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    Family Type

    family

    Budget Range

    R 4 000 - R 10 000/mo

    Chronic Cover

    Standard PMB

    Special Needs

    dental, optometry

    Top Recommended Medical Plans

    Top Recommendation

    Discovery Health - Essential Saver

    Savings Plan

    R 9 269

    per month

    Why we recommend this

    • Excellent day-to-day benefits
    • Rich day-to-day benefits across providers
    • Any-hospital flexibility
    • Includes dental coverage

    Hospital Cover

    • • Unlimited hospital cover
    • • Hospital of choice
    • • Discovery 911 (Netcare) ambulance

    Day-to-Day

    • • GP: From savings
    • • 27 chronic conditions
    • • Maternity: Included
    Unlimited private hospital cover at any hospital
    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

    Fedhealth - flexiFED 1 Savings

    Savings Plan

    R 7 707

    per month

    Why we recommend this

    • Excellent day-to-day benefits
    • Rich day-to-day benefits across providers
    • Any-hospital flexibility
    • Includes dental coverage

    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

    Fedhealth - flexiFED 1Elect Savings

    Savings Plan

    R 6 255

    per month

    Why we recommend this

    • Excellent day-to-day benefits
    • Rich day-to-day benefits across providers
    • Any-hospital flexibility
    • Includes dental coverage

    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

    Bonitas - BonPrime

    Savings Plan

    R 7 871

    per month

    Why we recommend this

    • Excellent day-to-day benefits
    • Rich day-to-day benefits across providers
    • Includes dental coverage
    • Includes optometry 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.

    Discovery Health - Classic Delta Saver

    Savings Plan

    R 9 397

    per month

    Why we recommend this

    • Excellent day-to-day benefits
    • Rich day-to-day benefits across providers
    • Includes dental coverage
    • Includes optometry 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 200% of DHR
    20% of your contribution goes to a Medical Savings Account for day-to-day expenses
    Personal Health Fund of up to R2,500 per adult for out-of-hospital services
    Day-to-day Extender Benefit for essential GP visits once MSA is used up

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