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    Chronic Medication
    Day-to-Day Benefits
    Hospital Cover

    Medical Aid Options for Families with Chronic Conditions

    When someone in the family has a chronic condition, the medication benefit becomes a big deal. Not all plans cover the same conditions or medications, so it's worth looking at the specifics. Here's a comparison of what's available.

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    Family Type

    family

    Budget Range

    R 4 000 - R 12 000/mo

    Chronic Cover

    Required

    Special Needs

    specialists

    Top Recommended Medical Plans

    Top Recommendation

    Fedhealth - flexiFED 3Elect Savings

    Savings Plan

    R 11 981

    per month

    Why we recommend this

    • Covers 44 chronic conditions
    • Excellent day-to-day benefits
    • Unlimited hospital cover matches your priority
    • Hospital of choice flexibility

    Hospital Cover

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

    Day-to-Day

    • • GP: From savings
    • • 44 chronic conditions
    • • Maternity: 12+ antenatal consultations
    Lower premium via R15,950 hospital co-payment
    R10,416 annual day-to-day savings
    44 chronic conditions covered

    Fedhealth - flexiFED 2Elect Savings

    Savings Plan

    R 9 475

    per month

    Why we recommend this

    • Covers 35 chronic conditions
    • Excellent day-to-day benefits
    • Unlimited hospital cover matches your priority
    • Hospital of choice flexibility

    Hospital Cover

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

    Day-to-Day

    • • GP: From savings
    • • 35 chronic conditions
    • • Maternity: 12+ antenatal consultations
    Lower premium via R15,950 hospital co-payment
    R8,724 annual day-to-day savings
    35 chronic conditions covered

    Discovery Health - Classic Saver

    Savings Plan

    R 11 746

    per month

    Why we recommend this

    • Covers 27 chronic conditions
    • Excellent day-to-day benefits
    • Unlimited hospital cover matches your priority
    • Hospital of choice flexibility

    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 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

    Discovery Health - Essential Saver

    Savings Plan

    R 9 269

    per month

    Why we recommend this

    • Covers 27 chronic conditions
    • Excellent day-to-day benefits
    • Unlimited hospital cover matches your priority
    • Hospital of choice flexibility

    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

    Medihelp - MedSaver

    Savings Plan

    R 10 368

    per month

    Why we recommend this

    • Covers 27 chronic conditions
    • Excellent day-to-day benefits
    • Unlimited hospital cover matches your priority
    • Hospital of choice flexibility

    Hospital Cover

    • • Unlimited hospital cover
    • • Hospital of choice
    • • Netcare 911 ambulance

    Day-to-Day

    • • GP: From savings
    • • 27 chronic conditions
    • • Maternity: 10+ antenatal consultations
    R12,744 annual savings for main member
    Any private hospital
    271 PMB diagnoses & all CDL conditions
    Specialised radiology R30,000 per family
    Home delivery R17,100 per event

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