MedAdd

The flexibility of a 15% savings account, additional insured cover once you’ve depleted your savings, cover for dental and eye care, as well as pregnancy benefits make this a popular choice for young families. Pay less for MedAdd Elect, the network alternative of this plan.

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R2 676 per month

in 2024

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Added insured benefits

Women’s and men’s health tests

Contraceptive benefits

Maternity and baby benefits

Cover for health tests, vaccinations, and screenings

Core benefits

Specialised radiology

Emergency transport services | Post-hospital | Trauma cover

Hospital benefits (no overall annual limit)

MedAdd Elect (network hospitals)

271 PMB conditions - Diagnosis, treatment, and care and 26 chronic illnesses (CDL)

Day-to-day benefits

15% savings account

Insured benefits (paid from savings first)

Member = R1 450 | Family = R2 800

Dentistry | Optometry

Care extender benefit

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Monthly contributions

	MedAdd Elect	MedAdd
Main member	R2 676 (R402 savings contribution included per month and R4 824 per year)	R3 354 (R504 savings contribution included per month and R6 048 per year)
Dependant	R2 100 (R312 savings contribution included per month and R3 744 per year)	R2 832 (R426 savings contribution included per month and R5 112 per year)
Child dependant < 26 years	R930 (R138 savings contribution included per month and R1 656 per year)	R1 134 (R168 savings contribution included per month and R2 016 per year)
Pay for only two children under the age of 18 and pay child dependant rates until they turn 26.

Added insured benefits

These benefits are provided in addition to your insured day-to-day benefits and are activated when you register on HealthPrint, Medihelp’s free wellness programme for members, on the Member Zone. Your health screening results from Dis-Chem or Clicks will automatically upload to your health record on HealthPrint.

Health screening tests One combo health screening (blood glucose, cholesterol, BMI, and blood pressure measurement)* or an individual test (blood glucose or cholesterol) HIV testing, counselling, and support	Preventive care benefits A tetanus vaccine A flu vaccine A mammogram* every two years A Pap smear* every three years A prostate test* A pneumococcal vaccine An FOBT test* A bone mineral density test* every two years Two HPV vaccinations for girls and boys between 10-14 years or three between 15-26 years
Maternity benefits Ten antenatal and postnatal consultations at a midwife/ GP/ gynaecologist Two antenatal and postnatal consultations at a dietician/ lactation specialist/ antenatal classes Two 2D ultrasound scans
Contraceptives Oral/ injectable/ implantable contraceptives – R160 per month, up to R2 100 per year Intra-uterine device – R2 500 every 60 months	Supporting wellness Back treatment at a Documentation Based Care facility (a prerequisite for spinal column surgery) One dietician consultation if BMI is >30
Babies <2 years Two consultations at a paediatrician/ GP/ ear, nose, and throat specialist	Child immunisation Standard immunisation up to seven years

*Making use of these benefits activate the care extender benefit.

Core benefits

In-hospital treatment and life-essential services (insured benefits)

Hospitalisation No overall annual limit MedAdd: Any private hospital. Day procedure facilities apply for certain day procedures MedAdd Elect: Network hospitals. Day procedure network applies to certain day procedures	Emergency transport (Netcare 911) In country of residence Unlimited (RSA, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, and Botswana) Outside country of residence R2 400 for road transport and R16 100 for air transport
Trauma that necessitates hospitalisation Unlimited	Specialised radiology Angiography, MRI, and CT imaging – unlimited
Post-hospital care for speech therapy, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy R2 200 per member and R3 150 per family	Childbirth In hospital – unlimited Home delivery – R15 600 per event
Treatment of life-threatening conditions Unlimited Includes 271 PMB and 26 Chronic Disease List (CDL) conditions	PMB medicine Unlimited MedAdd Elect: Formulary and DSPs may apply
Cancer treatment PMB – unlimited Non-PMB – R275 100 per family	Mental health (psychiatric treatment) R28 900 per person to a maximum of R39 900 per family
Health-essential functional prostheses R73 800 per person Intra-ocular lenses – R4 900 per lens, two lenses per person Hip, knee, and shoulder replacement – non-PMB cases are limited to replacements caused by an acute injury	Other prostheses EVARS prosthesis – R155 600 per person Vascular/ cardiac prosthesis – R66 500 per person Prosthesis with reconstructive or restorative surgery – R11 300 per family
Organ transplants PMB – unlimited Cornea implants – R34 200 per implant	Palliative care R25 200 per family
Other core benefits Including renal dialysis, oxygen, hospice, subacute care, and private nursing services as an alternative to hospitalisation

Day-to-day benefits

Savings account 15% savings available at the beginning of the year (see monthly contributions) Example of available savings: MedAdd: Member = R6 048 per year Member + dependant = R11 160 per year Member + dependant + child = R13 176 per year MedAdd Elect: Member = R4 824 per year Member + dependant = R8 568 per year Member + dependant + child = R10 224 per year Unused savings are carried over to the next year and accumulate interest. Once your savings are depleted, insured day-to-day benefits become available.	GP and specialist visits, virtual consultations, physiotherapy, acute medicine, self-medication, and visits to emergency units Paid from savings first Member = R1 450 per year Family = R2 800 per year MedAdd Elect: GP network and specialist referrals by a network GP apply
	Radiography R1 250 per family
	Dentistry (DRC network) Conservative dental benefits for children <18 years Removal of impacted teeth in the dentist’s chair
	Optometry (PPN network) Per person per 24-month cycle Eye test R300 for a frame/ lens enhancements R690 for contact lenses

Care extender (activate additional day-to-day benefits)

One additional GP consultation
Activates for the family once the first claim for either a Pap smear, mammogram, prostate test, faecal occult blood test (FOBT) or bone mineral density test is paid from your added insured benefits

R490 for self-medication
Activates for the family once the first claim for a combo health screening (blood glucose, cholesterol, BMI, and blood pressure measurement) is paid from your added insured benefits

This is only a summary of the available benefits and co-payments may apply to certain benefits. Please consult the registered Rules of Medihelp and your plan’s brochure for more details. In case of a dispute, the Rules of Medihelp will apply (subject to approval by the Council for Medical Schemes). Certain added insured benefits are not available if the patient has registered the medical condition for PMB or chronic medicine benefits, as the treatment is no longer considered as preventive care.

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