Advertisement
What we're reading
Check out what we've been reading at Health24. We think you'll like these too.
Sexism rife in schools
Teen girls in the US and SA are experiencing sexism in schools. Read these shocking stats.
     TERMS     GET A DAILY HEALTH TIP  
  
MAKE HEALTH24 YOUR HOMEPAGE   
H24 NEWS MEDICAL SCHEMES DIET FITNESS NATURAL MAN WOMAN SEX PREGNANCY CHILD TEEN SUN
FOCUS CENTRES MEDS ORAL PET MIND GRAPHICS VIDEOS ANTI-AGEING CELEBRITIES WIN TOOLS EXPERTS TALK FIND

Links
 Find a buddy
 Sexuality
 Psychology
 Food as medicine
 Healthy foods
 Life stages, Women
 Life stages, Men
 Pollen Counter
 Healthy Home
 Allergy Free Home
 Fitness Programmes
Medical Schemes     Get a free comparative quote!
Medical scheme rip-off?
Last month, the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) applied to be exempt from the provisions of the Competitions Act. Is this an attempt to rip off the consumer? Read

Industry in trouble
10 tips on medical schemes

 About Medical Schemes
Medical Schemes in the news
Medical scheme rip-off?
Netcare rejects bargaining plan
Hasa contests new regulations
SA hospitals in jeopardy?
Industry in trouble
Netcare fine too low: tribunal
Queuing for garlic?
Medscheme makes breakthrough
Govt wants private health info
Claims exceed contributions
News archive
 FAQ
  1. What does NHRPL stand for?

2. What are day-to-day services?

3. Can you still claim if you have given notice to leave the scheme?

4. If a member dies, will his registered dependants still be covered?

5. May a medical scheme refuse to admit my dependant?

6. What are prescribed minimum benefits (PMBs)?

7. What is a DSP (designated service provider)?

8. What does it mean if a doctor is contracted in?

9. How are medical scheme contributions determined?

10. Can a medical scheme terminate my membership?

11. If I resign from the scheme, until when can I claim?

12. Does my employer have to subsidise my contributions to the medical scheme?

13. Can I put my ex-spouse on my medical scheme?

14. Who qualifies as a dependant on a medical scheme?

15. What are SAMA rates?

16. What does BHF stand for?

17. Can one person belong to more than one medical scheme?

18. What is a medical savings account?

19. What are day-to-day limits?

20. What is a co-payment?

21. Can anyone become a member of a medical scheme?

22. How do I select the option that's best for me?

23. How do I choose a medical scheme?

  
 

Get a free quote
Medihelp
Momentum
Fedhealth
BESTmed
Press Office
Fedhealth press office
Medihelp press office
Momentum press office
BESTmed press office

Contents

News archives
, Archive 2006, , Archive 2005, , Archive 2004

Dictionary of terms
Dictionary of terms

FAQ
How do I choose a scheme?, How do I select the best one?, Can anyone become a member?, What is a co-payment?, What are day-to-day limits?, more...

Where to complain
Medical consumer services

More on Medihelp
Medihelp details for 2008, Benefit options 2008

Medihelp Press Office
Medihelp rated best, Medihelp details for 2008, Need a quote from Medihelp?, The right medical scheme for you, Medihelp rated tops, more...

About Optivest
Optivest Health Services

More on Fedhealth
A sustainable medical scheme, A real medical scheme, Fedhealth's unique benefits, Facts and figures about Fedhealth, What Fedhealth offers you

Fedhealth Press Office
A sustainable medical scheme, Medical schemes - a history

More on Momentum
Health benefits 2008, Why choose Momentum?, Benefit structure, The Six Options, Complementary products, Momentum Health Press Office

Momentum Health Press Office
Beating bad habits, Why choose Momentum?, Choosing a medical scheme, Momentum - live life to the full, Taking your body for a service, more...

More on BESTmed
Bouquet of benefits

BESTmed Press Office
2008 BESTMed partnerships, Healthcare provider for decades, BESTmed and Sanlam team up, Sanlam and medical schemes, BESTmed aims for affordability

General info
Medical scheme rip-off?, Industry in trouble

    Get a free comparative quote!
Medical Schemes menu
About Medical Schemes
About Optivest
BESTmed Press Office
Choosing a medical scheme
Dictionary of terms
FAQ
Fedhealth Press Office
General info
Medihelp Press Office
Momentum Health Press Office
More on BESTmed
More on Fedhealth
More on Medihelp
More on Momentum
News archives
PMB & Chronic Diseases
Where to complain
 Sponsored links
 Health24 links

Advertisement


© Health24 2000-2008. All rights reserved
  
We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health
information.
Verify here.