Medshield Chronic Illness Cover – 2024 Chronic Disease List (CDL)

Medshield Chronic Illness Cover: Medshield subscribes to a Chronic Disease List which specifies those conditions that qualify for this benefit. However, not all of these conditions are necessarily covered by the Scheme’s Chronic Medicine Benefit.

A chronic condition is a condition that requires on-going or long term medical treatment. The different Medshield Chronic Illness Options provide cover for the PMB Chronic conditions listed below.

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ADDITIONAL DISEASE LIST
(Medshield Medibonus and Premium Plus)
 
Acne Osteopaenia
  Osteoporosis
Allergic Rhinitis Paget's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease Pancreatic Disease
  Panic Disorder
  Para / Quadriplegia
Ankolysing Spondylitis Pemphigus
Anorexia nervosa  
  Peripheral Neurophathy
Attention Deficit Disorder  
Barrett's Oesaphagitis Polyarteritis Nodosa
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Bulimia  
 Calcium Supplementation Psoriasis
 Cerebral Palsy  
Connective Tissue Disorders Pulmonary Interstitial Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Raynaud's Disease
Depression  
Dermatitis Rickets
  Scleroderma
Endocrine Disorders  
Endometriosis  
Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease  
Generalized Anxiety Disorder  Stroke
Gout / Hyperuricaemia Thrombocytopaenic Purpura
  Tourette's Syndrome
Huntington's Chorea  Transient Ischaemic Attacks
Liver Failure  
Macular Degeneration Urticaria
  Valvular Heart Disease
Meniere's Disease Venous Thrombotic Disorders
Menopause (female) / HRT Zollinger-Ellis Syndrome
Motor Neuron Disease  
Muscular Dystrophy  
Myasthenia Gravis  
Narcolepsy  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder  
Osteoarthritis  
CHRONIC DISEASE LIST
(All Plans)
 
Addison’s Disease Dysrythmias
Asthma Epilepsy
Bipolar Mood Disorder Glaucoma
Bronchiectasis Haemophilia
HIV and AIDS
Cardiac Failure Hyperlipidaemia
Cardiomyopathy Hypertension
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Hypothyroidism
 Disease (COPD)
Chronic Renal Disease Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Coronary Artery Disease Parkinson’s Disease
Crohn’s Disease Rheumatoid Arthritis
Diabetes Insipidus Schizophrenia
Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Systemic Lupus
 Erythematosus
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Ulcerative Colitis
ADDITIONAL DISEASE LIST
(Medshield MediPlus)
 
Acne Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease
 Generalised anxiety disorder
Allergic Rhinitis Gout / Hyperuricaemia
Attention Deficit Disorder  Obessive Compulsive Disorder
 Anorexia Nervosa
 Bulimia  Panic Disorder
 Depression  Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
 Dermatitis  Tourette's Syndrome

Make sure you have the following information when you apply:

  • Membership number
  • The beneficiary’s date of birth
  • The ICD-10 code for the condition
  • The doctor’s practice number
  • The name and dosage details of the medicine required

For finer details and/or pricing on any of the above Chronic Illness Cover, just fill in our Medical Aid Quote Request form and we will get back to you promptly.

If you need help applying, why not make use of our Medical Aid Application Form Help Page, and one of our consultants will contact you to assist.

Finally, we invite you to contact us on +27 21 712 8866 at any point in your decision making process for further information on the Medshield Chronic Illness Cover.

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