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.