What are PMB’s (Prescribed Minimum Benefits) in South Africa?

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   Immigration South Africa on Jul 08, 2011 Log in to Reply

   Prescribed Minimum Benefits in South Africa

   The prescribed minimum benefits are the minimum chronic conditions that South African Medical Aids include in their basic cover. The more comprehensive

   (and more expensive plans) include up to 60 different chronic conditions. The Minimum Prescribed Benefits are:

   Addison’s Disease

   Asthma

   Bronchiectasis

   Cardiac Failure

   Cardiomyopathy

   Chronic Renal Failure

   Coronary Artery Disease

   Crohn’s Disease

   Diabetes Insipidus

   DiabetesMellitus type 1 or 2

   ChronicObstructive Pulmonary Disease (e.g. emphysema)

   Systemic Lupus Erthematosis

   Dysrhythmia (heart arrhythmia

   Epilepsy

   Glaucoma

   Haemophilia

   Hyperlipidaemia (high cholesterol)

   Hypertension (high blood pressure)

   Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)

   Multiple Sclerosis

   Parkinson’s Disease

   Rheumatoid Arthritis (not osteo-arthritis)

   Schizophrenia

   Ulcerative Colitis

   Depression

   HIVS/AIDS

   This information has been provided by Cindy Alfino (Medical Insurance Authorised Representative – FSP 23418. For more information please use the contact form

   or email risk@incompass.co.za.

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