All the medical aid jargon explained (2024)
25/03/2024
Medical aid and PMBs? DSPs? PPNs? We decipher the medical aid jargon in plain English so that you are not as confused 🙂
Tag: PMBs
How are medical aids supposed to pay for PMB conditions?
17/10/2023
How do medical aids pay claims for PMB conditions? Can they require you to use State facilities? Must they pay for diagnosis tests?
List of the 27 CDL (PMB) Chronic conditions
16/10/2023
Chronic PMB conditions PMB (Prescribed Minimum Benefits) conditions, including chronic PMB conditions, are conditions that all medical aids need to pay for, regardless of what
List of PMB conditions and their prescribed treatment
15/10/2023
A full list of links to all 270 PMB conditions, as well as the 25 CDL conditions.
“PMB only” cancer treatment: what does this mean?
15/10/2023
We explain what medical aid schemes mean by “PMB only” cancer cover, and help you decide if it’s an appropriate medical aid benefit for you
Discovery Chronic Condition coverage (2022)
06/10/2023
Full list of all the chronic conditions covered by each of the Discovery Health plans, including information about PMBs and medicine formularies
Mental health benefits: how do medical aids pay?
29/01/2021
Your medical aid scheme must pay for certain mental health conditions, including psychotherapy for trauma-related anxiety.
