Medical Aid News

  1. IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Oct 11
  2. IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Sep 11
  3. Discovery Health: Changes for 2012
  4. IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Aug 11
  5. National Health Insurance (N H I) - News Comment: August 11
  6. IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Jul 11
  7. IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Jun 11
  8. IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Mar 11
  9. IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Sep 10
  10. IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Aug 10
  11. IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Jul 10
  12. IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for April 10
  13. IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for March 10
  14. IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Jan / Feb 10
  15. Discovery Health South Africa - 2010 changes released
  16. IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Aug 09
  17. IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Jun 09
  18. What is GAP cover?
  19. IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Dec 08
  20. IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Oct / Nov 08
  21. IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Sep 08
  22. IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Aug 08
  23. Dental insurance. (posted: 20/10/2007)
  24. Updates announcement. (posted: 17/11/2007)

 

 

Summary: IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for October 2011 released (PDF)

 

Includes:

  • Deadline for Changes
  • Self Payment Gap
  • KeyCare Income
  • iPhone App
  • Medical Savings Booster 2012
  • Pick n Pay Cashback change from 1st December
  • Funeral Cover through KeyFit
 

Summary: IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for September 2011 released (PDF)

 

Includes:

  • Annual Increase
  • 2012 Support Services and Cash back
  • 2012 Online Support
  • 2012 Allied and Therapeutic Benefit
  • 2012 KeyCare Day Surgery and Exclusions
  • 2012 KeyCare Network and Casualty Benefit
  • 2012 Medical Scheme Contribution Rates
  • 2012 Annual Savings Account
  • 2012 Thresholds
  • 2012 Vitality and KeyFit Contribution Rates
  • 2012 Vitality focus on results
  • 2012 Vitality HealthyFood HealthyCare HealthyGear
  • 2012 DiscoveryCard Smart Shopper Multiplier
 

Summary: National Health Insurance (N H I) – News Comment: August 2011

 

Detail:
The N H I ‘green paper’ promulgation is an advance and improvement on the previously sketchily outlined details provided, and it now seems as if the authorities are starting to get to grips with the realities of providing a much needed nationwide healthcare delivery service... read more

 

Summary: Discovery Health changes for 2012

 

Detail:
Discovery Health is making changes to some of its core medical aid plans in 2012. Get all the updates here at Informed Healthcare Solutions.... read more

 

Summary: IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for August 2011 released (PDF)

 

Includes:

  • International Travel
  • KeyCare Medicines
  • Vitality: to smoke or not to smoke
  • Vitality and KeyFit: Gym benefits
 

Summary: National Health Insurance (N H I) – News Comment: August 2011

 

Detail:
The N H I ‘green paper’ promulgation is an advance and improvement on the previously sketchily outlined details provided, and it now seems as if the authorities are starting to get to grips with the realities of providing a much needed nationwide healthcare delivery service... read more

 

Summary: IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for July 2011 released (PDF)

 

Includes:

  • Screening and Prevention benefit
  • Refund at Cost or Discovery Rate
  • Increased Savings: KeyFit and Vitality
  • Vitality Youth
 

Summary: IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for June 2011 released (PDF)

 

Includes:

  • Who, what, where: The Discovery group is getting bigger
  • Are your contributions up to date?
  • Emergency Services
  • MedXpress
  • Are you on Gold yet?
 

Summary: IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for March 2011 released (PDF)

 

Includes:

  • Insured Network Benefit
  • KeyCare Optometry
  • Dental Benefits
  • Sa-active reporting problems
  • Vitality Costs
 

Summary: IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for September 10 released (PDF)

 

Includes:

  • 2011 Increases
  • 2011 Support Services
  • 2011 In-Hospital Dental Benefit
  • 2011 Delta Network: changes to hospital
  • 2011 KeyCare
  • 2011 Rates
  • 2011 Thresholds and Savings
  • 2011 Supplementary Cancer Protector
  • 2011 Vitality
  • 2011 KeyClub changes to KeyFit
 

Summary: IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for August 10 released (PDF)

 

Includes:

  • Endoscopy Co-payments
  • Have you reached Gold / Diamond?

 

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Summary: IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for July 2010 released (PDF)

 

Includes:

  • Tax
  • Know your Vitality status
  • Discovery Life & Invest
  • Chronic Benefits

 

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Summary: IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for April 2010 released (PDF)

 

Includes:

  • Thresholds
  • The choice is yours
  • Tax certificates
  • Healthy food
  • Is Vitality right for you?
  • Personal and Kids Health Reviews
  • Vitality not an employee benefit?

 

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Summary: IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for March 2010 released (PDF)

 

Includes:

  • Delta Plans
  • Backdates
  • Tax free portion of contribution
  • Healthy food
  • Non-smoking
  • Are you on Gold yet?
  • Vitality schools
  • Kids free movies

 

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Summary: IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Jan / Feb 10 released (PDF)

 

Includes:

  • Delta Plans
  • How to Claim
  • Tracking your claims
  • Have you completed your 2010 Online points?
  • Medical Savings Booster and Healthy Food
  • Healthy Food: Rate Your Basket

 

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Summary: Discovery Health South Africa - 2010 changes released

 

IHS attended the launch of Discovery Health South Africa’s 2010 medical aid plans. Here is a brief summary of what we believe are the most important points you need to know about... Read more

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Summary: IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Aug 09 released (PDF)

 

Includes:

  • KeyCare Income Rules
  • Lipitor Cholesterol Meds
  • 2011 Rates and Benefits
  • HealthyFood
  • DiscoveryCard
  • Do you have the blues?

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Summary: IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for June 09 released (PDF)

 

Includes:

  • Self Payment Gaps
  • Management Programmes
  • Track your claims
  • Website for the HealthyFood Benefit
  • New magazine titles available at Vitality Mall
  • Discovery Miles
  • Are you on Gold Status yet

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Summary: What is GAP cover?

 

More and more medical scheme members are finding they have to pay large Rand shortfalls out of their own pocket in respect
of medical specialists accounts (ie surgeons, anaesthetists) for treatment while in hospital.

GAP cover is a product that .... read more

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Summary: IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Dec 08 released (PDF)

 

Includes:

  • Prepare for the silly season
  • Network hospitals
  • Avoid downgrades
  • Discovery institute
  • Keyclub starter for KeyCare members
  • Vitality - boost your points before year end

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Summary: IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Oct / Nov 08 released (PDF)

 

Includes:

  • Payment of Scopes, scans and dentistry in 2009.
  • Key Club funeral cover update
  • Ster Kinekor benefits
  • Information on the Vitality Health Food card and the Discovery Card

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Summary: IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Sep 08 released (PDF)

 

Includes:

  • Headline contribution increase
  • Priority Plan extreme expenses benefit removed
  • 2009 Contributions
  • 2009 Vitality and Key Club update

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Summary: IHS Discovery Health Newsletter for Aug 08 released (PDF)

 

Includes:

  • Affect of Health Care and Vitality on Life Cover
  • International Travel Cover
  • Key Club funeral Cover update
  • Vitality personal points update

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Summary: Dental insurance

 

Detail: We recently saw the release of two dental insurance plans in South Africa. We have created a page with more details on these plans. Please contact us for further information.

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: This news section will continue to be updated as new information on the medical aid industry is released.

 

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