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The Wellth Fund will give all Discovery Health Medical Scheme members one-off access to as much as R10,000 per family for an expanded range of screening and preventative healthcare to be used over the next two years.

Additional healthcare services of up to R2 500 per adult available for the next two years …

Additional healthcare services of up to R2 500 per adult available for the next two years …

Discovery Health took on the Road Accident Fund for its unilateral decision in August to illegally exclude medical scheme members from RAF payments — and won.

In an attempt to help members to address the increased cost-of-living crisis, some medical schemes with healthy reserves have opted to implement deferred increases.

Discovery Health CEO: ‘had Health Squared applied the provisions of the Medical Schemes Act diligently, it may still be solvent’

And puts excess solvency into ‘Wellth Fund providing a once-off benefit of up to R10 000 per family for more screening and preventative healthcare in the next two years.

Discovery Health Medical Scheme says its medical aid contribution increases will only take effect from 1 April 2023.

Programme gives acute-level care and ancillary services that include oxygen therapy, intravenous infusions, fluid management and advanced wound care

Increases for 2022 will be implemented in October.