Medical Aid for Seniors & Pensioners
Health needs typically grow as you get older - more chronic medication, more specialist visits, more hospital admissions. Comprehensive plans with strong chronic and day-to-day benefits usually make more sense at this stage, even at a higher monthly premium.
Household
single
Budget Range
R 3 500 - R 12 000/mo
Chronic Cover
Beyond PMB
Also Looking At
specialists, optometry
Closest matches for this scenario
5 of the published 2026 options whose brochure figures fit this household and budget. Ordered by how closely the published benefits match the requirements listed above — not by our opinion of the scheme.
Medshield: MediBonus
Comprehensive option — 2026
R 9 015
per month, main member
What the 2026 brochure publishes
- R 9 015 a month for a single main member on the 2026 rates.
- Unlimited hospital cover — any private hospital.
- 71 chronic conditions listed (27 PMB + 44 additional).
Hospital cover
- • Unlimited
- • Any private hospital
- • No per-admission co-payment published
Chronic & day-to-day
- • 71 chronic conditions
- • No day-to-day pool on this option
- • Maternity benefit published
Medshield: PremiumPlus
Comprehensive option — 2026
R 9 489
per month, main member
What the 2026 brochure publishes
- R 9 489 a month for a single main member on the 2026 rates.
- Unlimited hospital cover — any private hospital.
- 71 chronic conditions listed (27 PMB + 44 additional).
Hospital cover
- • Unlimited
- • Any private hospital
- • No per-admission co-payment published
Chronic & day-to-day
- • 71 chronic conditions
- • No day-to-day pool on this option
- • Maternity benefit published
Discovery Health: Classic Comprehensive
Comprehensive option — 2026
R 9 298
per month, main member
What the 2026 brochure publishes
- R 9 298 a month for a single main member on the 2026 rates.
- Unlimited hospital cover — any private hospital (Any private hospital approved by the Scheme).
- 49 chronic conditions listed (27 PMB + 22 additional).
Hospital cover
- • Unlimited
- • Any private hospital
- • No per-admission co-payment published
Chronic & day-to-day
- • 49 chronic conditions
- • No day-to-day pool on this option
- • No separate maternity benefit published
Discovery Health: Executive Plan
Comprehensive option — 2026
R 11 430
per month, main member
What the 2026 brochure publishes
- R 11 430 a month for a single main member on the 2026 rates.
- Unlimited hospital cover — any private hospital (Any private or public hospital).
- 49 chronic conditions listed (27 PMB + 22 additional).
Hospital cover
- • Unlimited
- • Any private hospital
- • No per-admission co-payment published
Chronic & day-to-day
- • 49 chronic conditions
- • No day-to-day pool on this option
- • No separate maternity benefit published
Medihelp: MedElite
Comprehensive option — 2026
R 8 922
per month, main member
What the 2026 brochure publishes
- R 8 922 a month for a single main member on the 2026 rates.
- Unlimited hospital cover — comprehensive network (Medihelp National Hospital Network).
- 54 chronic conditions listed (27 PMB + 27 additional).
Hospital cover
- • Unlimited
- • Comprehensive network
- • No per-admission co-payment published
Chronic & day-to-day
- • 54 chronic conditions
- • No day-to-day pool on this option
- • Maternity benefit published