Discovery Health Medical Scheme

This category contains information on Discovery Health.

From the Discovery Health Medical Scheme- medical aid plan types to the year end reviews/plan changes.

If Discovery Health is merging with another scheme, or running any kind of special offer… then, it will be contained within this category.

There is a specific page on this site for medical aid cover (it contains this years information), link is here.

So, these blog posts are more about time sensitive information concerning Discovery Health.

If you want to join the Discovery Health Medical Scheme, then please use the contact form on this page and we will help you.

A week left to take advantage of the Discovery Health auto-enrolment

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(Update: Sept, 2016- kept post for historical purposes) Only a week left to take advantage of the Discovery Health Auto- Enrolment! For people wanting to move from another scheme. You have until the 30th of April (midnight) to take advantage … Read more

The Discovery Health Benefit Tracker

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(Update Sept, 2016- kept post for historical purposes) Hello again everyone, For the interest of those that are wondering : Do schemes pay claims? How much money is spent on them? Are chronics costing money? Then please have a look … Read more

The Discovery Health Medical Aid Scheme Plan and Benfit changes for 2010!

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(Update: Sept, 2016- kept post for historical purposes) Dear All, I will also be updating www.businessowner-cover.com with the Discovery Health plan and benefit changes for 2010 over this coming weeekend. So from Monday (12/10/2009), you will be able to access … Read more

Are you a Resolution Health Member? then see below posting that has just come from Discovery Health.

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(Update Sept, 2016- no longer valid- post kept for timeline purposes-Resolution Health) Underwriting of Resolution Health members applying for membership of Discovery Health On 1 September 2009 the Council for Medical Schemes published press release 6 of 2009 in which … Read more

Employers you can change Medical Aid Schemes – without any waiting periods!!!

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Every year an employer has the option of moving his company medical aid scheme to another medical aid scheme, without incurring waiting periods on the members. Preparations for a move of schemes should be looked at in August, by speaking … Read more

Swine Flu in South Africa Update

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(Update: Sept, 2016- post kept for historical purposes) Hello everyone, I received a copy of the latest general update from Discovery Health regards swine flu. The symptoms for normal flu and swine flu are the same, the treatment is the … Read more

Discoverys Global Credit Rating

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Discoverys Global Credit Rating Please note the following with regard to Discovery Health Medical Scheme Discovery Health Medical Scheme SA’s top rated scheme Global Credit Ratings, the independent credit rating agency for the medical schemes industry, has announced its upgraded … Read more

Waiting periods medical schemes – when you join your scheme in South Africa.

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Waiting periods medical schemes. Medical Schemes can apply waiting periods when you join a scheme, please see below for which waiting period would apply to you. Applicants to a medical scheme can be divided into 3 categories…  Category A Applicants … Read more

South African medical schemes – the late joiner penalty medical schemes.

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Late joiner penalty medical schemes. The Medical Schemes Act makes provision for a late joiner penalty to be applied to members (of medical schemes) over the age of 35, who have not belonged to a registered South African medical scheme for … Read more

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