Suremed Shuttle C:
in-and-out of hospital benefits (2025)

This page has overview information on: Costs, In-hospital, Out of Hospital and Medicine benefits for Suremed Shuttle C. Please consult and verify with the scheme or your broker for full benefits, and an explanation of all the "fine print".

Terminology:

  • PMBs: Prescribed Minimum Benefits. You can read more about PMBs, see a list of all PMB conditions or read more what "PMB only" benefit means.
  • DSPs: Designated Service Providers. Where stipulated, you must use 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.
  • All schemes have extensive exclusions. We've tried to list the non-common ones here, but please consult your scheme or broker to get the full list.

Monthly Costs (2026)

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

Suremed:Shuttle C (2025)
Main member: Adult member: Child member:
Total Cost pm:
  • R2,390
  • R2,390
  • R1225
  • Pay for all children
Savings:
  • No savings account option on this plan
  • The scheme might still cover some or all day-to-day claims. See below, and see benefits.
Children Rates:
  • Pay for all children
Income band:

In-hospital Procedures (2025):

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

Suremed: Shuttle C
Assume scheme pays all these costs, at 100% scheme rate, unless otherwise stated
GPs and Specialists:
  • Paid in full
Gap Cover:
Can push payout up to 700% scheme rate
(Plans coming soon)
Hospital Choice:
  • Netcare hospital
Penalty for using other hospital:
  • R2,000 penalty if some procedures are done outside of day hospital
Gap Cover:
Can cover the penalty in full
(Plans coming soon)
Co-payments: Note:
  • A co-payment is a fee your medical aid can insist you pay, regardless of how much the doctor charges. It's not the same as an "excess" payment (which is when a doctor charges more than the medical aid rate).
  • If you use a DSP (designated service provider), you never have to pay a co-payment for protocol treatment of a PMB (Prescribed Minimum Benefit). More info here
  • There might be other co-payments if you don't use a DSP, especially if you are being treated for a PMB or when buying medicine.
Gap Cover:
Can cover most co-payments
(Plans coming soon)
Specialised Radiology:
  • R11,160 per person and R15,000 per family, in and out of hospital.
Gap Cover:
Can cover most co-payments and increase sublimits
(Plans coming soon)
Scopes: . Gap Cover:
Can cover most co-payments and increase sublimits
(Plans coming soon)
Supplementary Services: (Physio, etc) .
Transplants: .
Dialysis:
  • Unlimited
Exclusions:
  • NB: See scheme's rules for all exclusions. All schemes have plenty!
Gap Cover:
Coming soon
Alternatives to hospitals:
  • Hospital Alternatives: R12,867 per family
Casualty/ER:
  • 2 visits per family, and R1,250 per event
Gap Cover:
Can cover ER claims
(Plans coming soon)
Other: .
PMBs = Prescribed Minimum Benefits (more info) | DSP = Designated Service Provider

Out-of-hospital Procedures (2025):

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

Suremed: Shuttle C
Assume scheme pays all these costs, at 100% scheme rate, unless otherwise stated
Main Member: Adult: Child:
Savings (per year):
  • No savings account option on this plan
  • The scheme might still cover some or all day-to-day claims. See below, and see benefits.
Other Day-to-Day Funds:
PMBs out of hospital:
  • All schemes must pay for the diagnosis, treatment and management of all PMB conditions, in or out of hospital. You can see a full list of the conditions here.
  • This can include consults with specialists, blood or other tests, radiology and medicine.
  • PMB benefits must never be paid from your savings account.
  • Schemes usually impose the use of specific providers for treatment of PMBs. Read more about that here.
  • See our Guide to PMBs for more information.
GP consultations:
  • 8 consults per person
Childcare: . Gap Cover:
Can pay for child ER visits
(Plans coming soon)
Specialist consultations:
  • R4,000 per person
Pathology:
  • Unlimited
General radiology:
  • Unlimited
Specialised radiology:
  • R11,160 per person and R15,000 per family, in and out of hospital.
Gap Cover:
Can pay co-payments and increase sublimits
(Plans coming soon)
Scopes: . Gap Cover:
Can pay co-payments and increase sublimits
(Plans coming soon)
Supplementary Services: (Physio, etc)
  • PMBs only
General Appliances:
  • No benefit
1.1. Hearing Aids:
  • No benefit
1.2. Wheelchairs:
  • No benefit
PMBs = Prescribed Minimum Benefits (more info) | DSP = Designated Service Provider

All benefits, including gap benefits, are subject to treatments and procedures being authorised by medical scheme. The benefits listed here are an indication only. Please verify all benefits and their conditions with the scheme.

Medication Benefit (2025):

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

Suremed: Shuttle C
Assume scheme pays all these costs, unless otherwise stated
Main Member: Adult: Child:
Savings (per year):
  • No savings account option on this plan
  • The scheme might still cover some or all day-to-day claims. See below, and see benefits.
Other Day-to-Day Funds:
Chronic: .
Acute (prescribed) medication:
  • Unlimited, as prescribed by network GP
Over-the-counter: .
Birth Control:
  • R2,210 per family
On Discharge:
  • 7 days
Biological:
  • PMBs only
View other benefits for this plan:
In-hospital | Out-of-hospital | Medication | Maternity | Cancer | Mental Health | Dentistry | Optometry | Other/Extra Benefits | Wellness | Prosthetics

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PMBs = Prescribed Minimum Benefits (more info) | DSP = Designated Service Provider

All benefits, including gap benefits, are subject to treatments and procedures being authorised by medical scheme. The benefits listed here are an indication only. Please verify all benefits and their conditions with the scheme.

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