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MedXXI Comprehensive 2009

Description of Service / Treatment

Services rendered as part of hospitalisation subject to pre-authorisation:-

Services rendered NOT as part of hospitalisation:

OVERALL MAXIMUM

None

None

HOSPITALISATION

Accommodation, theatre, medicine and material used whilst hospitalised

100% of Agreed Tariff

Not applicable

Outpatient treatment at hospital facility

Not applicable

Benefits as described in respect of doctor visits and acute medicine

Medicine received on discharge from hospital

100% of Agreed Tariff (MMAP applies), if purchased on date of discharge

MEDICAL PRACTITONERS

Consultations (Visits)

200% of Medical Scheme Rate - unlimited

ATB: 100% of Medical Scheme Rate.

Radiology

200% of Medical Scheme Rate - unlimited

ATB: 100% of Medical Scheme Rate

ECHO-tests

200% of Medical Scheme Rate - unlimited

ATB: 100% of Medical Scheme Rate, limited to R1 800 per beneficiary per year. Limit applies even before threshold is reached.

MRI- and CT-scans and radio-isotope studies (Benefits subject to separate pre-authorisation)

200% of Medical Scheme Rate - R1 000 co-payment applies

200% of Medical Scheme Rate -
R1 000 copayment applies

Pathology

200% of Medical Scheme Rate - unlimited

ATB: 100% of Medical Scheme Rate

Clinical Procedures

200% of Medical Scheme Rate - unlimited.

Co-payments applicable to certain elective procedures unless funded as PMB treatment.

Refer to Members’ Guide for details.

200% of Medical Scheme Rate for the following, subject to pre-authorisation:

Upper and lower gastro-intestinal endoscopy (excl. sigmoidoscopy and anoscopy)

Laser tonsillectomy

24-hour oesophageal pH studies

Oesophageal motility

Yag laser
Photocoagulation therapy
Photodynamic therapy

All other clinical procedures = ATB: 100% of Medical Scheme Rate

Material and injection material administered in doctor's rooms

Not applicable

ATB: 100% of Medical Scheme Rate

MATERNITY

Foetal scans

200% of Medical Scheme Rate - unlimited

ATB: 100% of Medical Scheme Rate

Benefits limited to 2 per beneficiary per year and the cost of a 3D-scan is

limited to the cost of a 2D-scan. Limit applies even before threshold is reached.

Ante-natal classes

Not applicable

100% of cost, limited to R1 000 per family per year

Confinement

Benefits as described in respect of Hospitalisation and Medical Practitioners

AUXILIARY SERVICES

Medical Technology

200% of Medical Scheme Rate - unlimited

ATB: 100% of Medical Scheme Rate

Clinical Technology

200% of Medical Scheme Rate - unlimited

ATB: 100% of Medical Scheme Rate

Physiotherapy

200% of Medical Scheme Rate - unlimited

ATB: 100% of Medical Scheme Rate – and jointly limited to
R3 600 per beneficiary to a maximum of R10 800 per family per year.

These limits apply only after threshold is reached.

Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy

200% of Medical Scheme Rate - unlimited

Podiatry, orthoptic treatment, hearing aid acoustics, consultations with dietitians,

chiropractors, osteopaths, homeopaths, naturopaths, herbalists and biokinetics

Benefits as described in respect of services rendered not as part of hospitalisation

Aromatherapy, acupuncture and reflexology

To be self-funded

To be self-funded

OPTICAL

Consultation

Not applicable

ATB: 100% of Medical Scheme Rate.

Spectacles and Contact Lenses

Not applicable

ATB: 100% of Medical Scheme Rate, limited to R2 000 per beneficiary with a maximum of R5 700 per family per year, including a sub-limit of R870 per frame per beneficiary to a maximum of R2 400 per family per year.

(Limits applicable even before threshold is reached)

Refractive Surgery

To be self-funded

SECONDARY FACILITIES

Treatment that forms part of a Case Management Programme

100% of cost, subject to approval by case manager

100% of cost, subject to approval by case manager

REHABILITATION

Only benefits for cases managed as part of a Case Management Programme, where a medical report was submitted by the attending physician.

AMBULANCE SERVICES

Preferred Provider (ER24)

Not applicable

100% of Agreed Tariff for emergency transport to and from a hospital

Non-preferred Provider

Not applicable

100% of Medical Scheme Rate, limited to R1 500 per family per year (not subject to threshold)

BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS

100% of cost

100% of cost

MEDICAL AND SURGICAL PROSTHESIS / APPLIANCES

Internal Prosthesis

Specific sub-categories with limits apply. Please refer to Members’ Guide for detail

External Prosthesis

100% of cost, limited to R35 000 per family per year – subject to approval by case manager

Orthopaedical Appliances

100% of cost limited to R5 000 per family per year, subject to case management

Medical Appliances

Not applicable

ATB: 100% of cost, limited to R3 000 per family per year. This limit applies

only once threshold is reached.

Hearing Aids

Not applicable

ATB: 100% of cost, limited to R10 800 per family per year. This limit applies

only once threshold is reached.

DENTISTRY

Basic

100% of Medical Scheme Rate subject jointly to limit for specialised dentistry (R1 000 co-payment applies to procedures in hospital)

 

Specialised

80% of Medical Scheme Rate – limited to R5 800 per beneficiary to a maximum of R12 000 per family per year (R1 000 co-payment applies to procedures in hospital)

MAXILLO-FACIAL AND ORAL SURGERY

Elective

ATB: 80% of Medical Scheme Rate -R1 000 co-payment

ATB: 80% of Medical Scheme Rate

Non-elective

200% of Medical Scheme Rate - R1 000 co-payment

200% of Medical Scheme Rate - unlimited

Implantology

ATB: 80% of Medical Scheme Rate. The cost of the implants (prosthesis) is limited to R3 600 per beneficiary and this limit applies even before threshold is reached. (R1 000 co-payment applies to procedures in hospital)

PRESCRIBED MEDICINE

Chronic (member must apply for benefit)

Not applicable

Only Prescribed Minimum Benefits

Acute

Not applicable

ATB: 100% of Agreed Tariff, limited to R3 600 per beneficiary to a maximum of R10 800 per family per year. These limits apply after threshold is reached.

Immunisations

Not applicable

Oral contraceptives and IUD's

Not applicable

NON-PRESCRIBED MEDICINE (PAT)

Not applicable

To be self-funded

CASE MANAGED / DISEASE MANAGED CONDITIONS / PROCEDURES

Organ Transplants

The following benefit apply to organ donors in RSA: R28 000 for a live donor, R17 000 for a cadavre. Benefit in respect of donors only allowed if the recipient of the organ is a beneficiary of the Scheme. Specific radiology and pathology tests associated with the transplant procedure will also qualify for benefits

Chronic Renal Failure

200% of Medical Scheme Rate for kidney dialysis, including associated radiology and pathology services - unlimited

Oncology

Benefit managed as part of an Oncology Benefit Management Programme. Overall limit of R200 000 per family per year and sublimit (R100 000) for biological drugs, if approved by scheme. Please refer to Members’ Guide for more detail.

Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease, Diabetes and Cardiocare

Benefit managed by Scheme and payable as per the applicable benefit described elsewhere in this summary.

Oxygen therapy

100% of cost of oxygen therapy (cylinders included) subject to Case Management

100% of cost of oxygen therapy (cylinders included) subject to Case Management

AIDS and HIV

Benefits managed as part of a Disease Management Programme

FOREIGN CLAIMS

No benefits except for Namibian claims.

MENTAL HEALTH

Clinical Psychology

200% of Medical Scheme Rate – unlimited. Treatment must form part of Case Management Programme

ATB: 100% of Medical Scheme Rate – limited to R3 600 per family per year. This limit applies only after threshold is reached.

Psychiatry

Benefit as described elsewhere in this summary for Medical Practitioners and Hospitalisation. Treatment to be obtained in a mental health institution, as approved by the Scheme.

THRESHOLD

Day-to-day claims paid from own pocket accumulate to specified thresholds (Rand value) which must be reached, prior to the Scheme paying for the services indicated above:
Single member = R9 500

Additional amount for every registered Adult Dependant = R5 500

Additional amount for every registered Minor Dependant = R1 700

PRESCRIBED MINIMUM BENEFIT

Benefits subject to application and provided that the treatment and/or chronic medicine is received from a public healthcare facility or Chronicare courier Pharmacy. If voluntarily obtained from any other provider, a co-payment (determined by the Scheme) will apply. See Members' Guide for more detail. Scheme protocol apply.

ABBREVIATION: ATB = After Threshold Benefit

Medical Scheme Rate = National Health Reference Price or such other rate as agreed by the Scheme

Notice: Receive our 2010 Rates update

CONTRIBUTIONS – effective 1 January 2009

MEDXXI COMPREHENSIVE

Principal Member

Additional Adult Dependant

Additional Minor Dependant

Contributions

R1 313

R984

R523


This is only a summary of the Benefit and Contributions. Please refer to the Members’ Guide for more detail. In case of a dispute the Registered Scheme Rules will apply.

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