Medimed Essential A:
dentistry, optometry and wellness (2025)

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This page has information on: Costs, Dentistry , Optometry Wellness and Preventative and Other benefits for Medimed Essential A View all the Medimed plans, with costs and brief summary.

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Monthly Costs (2025)

(Other benefits: Costs | Inhospital | Out of hospital | Medication | Maternity | Cancer | Mental Health | Dentistry | Optometry | Other/Extra Benefits | Wellness | Prosthetics)

Essential A 2025 prices
Main member: Adult member: Child member:
Total Cost pm:
  • R1,750
  • R1,750
  • R540
  • Pay for all children
Savings:
  • R2,100
  • R2,100
  • R648
Children Rates:
  • Pay for all children
Income band:
Note:
  • Exclusions: Note that all schemes have extensive exclusions. We've tried to list the major ones, but you must consult with your scheme to get the full list.
  • All treatments and procedures are subject to authorisation and protocols
  • All benefits are listed as an indication only. Please verify with your broker and scheme
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Dentistry benefits (2022):

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Medimed: Essential A
Assume scheme pays all these costs, unless otherwise stated
Summary of day-to-day benefits:
Main Member: Adult: Child:
Savings:
  • R2,100
  • R2,100
  • R648
Standard Dentistry:
  • R3,200 per person and R5,500 per family
  • Shared with standard and specialised dentistry
Specialised Dentistry:
  • R3,200 per person and R5,500 per family
  • Shared with standard and specialised dentistry
In-Hospital Dentistry:
  • Impacted wisdom teeth and treatment for children under 12yrs: R8,000 per family
 PMBs are always covered by the scheme, and cannot have sublimits or co-payments imposed. These include fracture of face bones, orbit and/or jaw. You can see a full list of maxillo facial PMB benefits here.
Orthodontics:
  • No benefit
Note:
  • PMBs: Prescribed Minimum Benfits. To read more about PMBs click here
  • DSPs: Designated Service Provders. Where stipulated, you must use specific specific providers to get full benefit.
  • Co-payment: Paid out of pocket, or out of savings account. Sometimes this is refundable to you if you have a gap product
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Cancer | Mental Health | Dentistry | Optometry
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Optometry benefits (2022):

(Other benefits: Costs | Inhospital | Out of hospital | Medication | Maternity | Cancer | Mental Health | Dentistry | Optometry | Other/Extra Benefits | Wellness | Prosthetics)

Medimed: Essential A
Assume scheme pays all these costs, unless otherwise stated
Summary of day-to-day benefits:
Main Member: Adult: Child:
Savings:
  • R2,100
  • R2,100
  • R648
Optometry:
Limit:Every 24 months
Consult:1 per person
Frames:R315
Single lensesR210
Bifocals:R445
MultifocalsR770
ContactsR840
Note:
  • This section does not apply to opthamology benefits, which fall under "in-hospital" benefits. Some of those are PMBs, and are paid for in full by your scheme. You can read more about PMBs here.
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Wellness/Preventative benefits (2022):

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Medimed: Essential A
Assume scheme pays all these costs, unless otherwise stated
Flu vaccination:
  • No benefit
Pneumonia vaccines:
  • No benefit
Biometric Screening:
  • No benefit
Child Immunisation:
  • No benefit
Pap Smear:
  • No benefit
Mammogram:
  • No benefit
PAS Test:
  • No benefit
HIV Test:
  • No benefit
Other:
  • No benefit
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Other benefits for 2022:

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Essential A
International Insurance: .
Other: (Benefit will be updated shortly)
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Cancer | Mental Health | Dentistry | Optometry
Other/Extra Benefits | Wellness | Prosthetics

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    Important!
  • Unless specified, assume that all benefits are paid are paid at 100% scheme rate
  • No limits or co-payments can apply to treatment of PMBs, which is always unlimited, although subject to strict protocols and scheme rules.
  • "Unlimited" benefits are still subject to authorisation, protocols and sublimits
  • Assume that all benefits need to be pre-authorised


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