The Wealth Room

Discovery Health Summarized Benefits for 2018

Enhancing benefits, without compromising affordability in 2018

Discovery Health continues to invest extensively in building a better healthcare system, centred on the needs of members. This has resulted in a sophisticated platform for the administration and management of medical schemes and healthcare products. This platform offers a comprehensive suite of healthcare professional networks, patient-management programmes, proprietary digital healthcare technology and state-of-the-art service capabilities, all focussed on the Discovery core purpose of making people healthier and enhancing and protecting their lives.

Discovery Health Medical Scheme leverages this platform to provide members with quality healthcare and peace of mind

Industry-leading financial stability, with more than R14 billion in member reserve.

The most comprehensive plan range available in the market, with 23 plans to match members’ unique healthcare needs

Contributions that are on average 15.1% below the market average

Cover ratios in excess of 96%

Member service channels that members consistently rate far above industry benchmarks, with 81% of queries resolved on the first interaction.

The strength of this platform also allows for members to benefit from a series of enhancements in 2018, without compromising affordability, including:

Contributions

Weighted average contribution increase for Discovery Health Medical Scheme of 7.9% for 2018

Plan-specific increases range between 7.3% and 8.3%.

Executive Plan on Discovery Health Medical Scheme

Enhanced Global Treatment Platform to access medical treatment outside South Africa

Access to Vitality Purple.

Digital health technology

Enhancements to the Discovery app that enable seamless access to high-quality medical information from doctors, as well as chat and virtual consultations.

Young Families

Comprehensive, risk-funded maternity and post-birth benefits across all plans on Discovery Health Medical Scheme

Dedicated support on the Discovery app.

Discovery for Corporates

Introduction of HealthyCompany Care, a proactive, relevant employee assistance programme with a fully-integrated mobile app.

PrimaryCare

Enhanced emergency healthcare services for a broad range of traumatic events

Access to the PrimaryCare Wellness Experience

Access to Vitality Move.

Discovery Gap Cover

Introduction of Discovery Gap Core providing cover for in-hospital shortfalls and cancer-related claims, from as little as R90 per month

Enhanced Oncology Benefit Extender cover up to R100 000 per year, for co-payments related to an approved oncology treatment plan.