Medical Schemes

10 tips on choosing a medical scheme
Unless you belong to a closed medical scheme through your work, you will have to make some difficult choices when choosing the right medical aid for yourself and your family.

Honesty and your medical history
When you want to join a new medical scheme, you have to fill in a detailed medical history. So how much do you tell? And can they suspend you medical aid membership?

20 ways to cut medical costs
Money's tight for everyone - whether you have a medical scheme, a hospital plan, or nothing. Here's how to get the necessary treatment without breaking the bank.

Rates increases - benefit decreases
Medical schemes announce their rate increases and benefit changes annually. Do you really understand what this means for you as an individual on a medical scheme?

Dread Disease Cover
Medical aid is one insurance most of us see the benefits of quite early on. Over the course of time, most people will have reason to be grateful for their medical funds.

3 good reasons to join a medical scheme
Joining a medical scheme is your ticket to being able to make choices about the healthcare you need, in both a day-to-day sense and in emergencies.

Hospital plan vs. medical scheme
Your medical scheme membership fees have gone up again. Is it worth it, or should you rather think of taking out a hospital plan?

Medical schemes - the basics
A medical scheme helps you to pay for your healthcare needs, such as nursing, surgery, dental work, medicine and hospital accommodation.

10 reasons to have a medical scheme
Medical schemes and hospital plans are expensive, but it might be even more expensive not having one. Here are ten reasons why you should have a medical aid in South Africa.

Know your family medical history
Many people have a personal or family history of certain diseases and wonder how this will affect their future health risks – or that of their family members.

Weigh up your medical cover
Now’s the time to weigh up your medical cover, consider your stage of life, your state of health and the state of your pocket and choose the right medical scheme for you.