Varietas

14/06/2011

Late joiner penalty:May be imposed on individuals who have not been on a previous SA Medical Scheme. This applies to people over the age of 35 and is calculated on a sliding scale, according to age and length of time without previous cover.

20/05/2011

Taxpayers under 65 may deduct monthly contributions to Medical Schemes up to R720. In addition they can claim a deduction for Medical Scheme contributions above the caps and any other medical expenses limited to the amount which exceeds 7.5% of the taxable income.

11/05/2011

Health/Disease management pro-grammes, provide counselling, education, behavior modification - to enable you to better understand and actively participate in the management of your condition. i.e HIV/AIDS, Diabetes, Oncology etc.

05/05/2011

In terms of section 24(2)(e), a Medical Aid Scheme must accept all applicants. So no Medical Aid can refuse a person that is HIV positive.

01/05/2011

Varietas had a wonderful time at the Pink Loerie.

To be an innovative and effective agent of social and economic change, focused on improving lives.

01/05/2011

At the 2011 Pink Loerie

21/04/2011

Most Medical aid schemes cover hospital cost at 100% of the applicable medical aid rate, based on the National Health Reference Price List (NHRPL) as published by the Council of Medical Schemes. Specialist, surgeon, anesthetist can ask up to 400% of the Reference Price list.

20/04/2011

a Designated Service Provider (DSP) is a healthcare provider (doctor, pharmacist, hospital, etc) that is a medical scheme's first choice when its members need diagnosis, treatment or care for a PMB condition.

18/04/2011

Generic Medicine are medicines that contain the same active ingredients as branded products. These medicines are manufactured by the same or another company once the patent on the branded product has expired.

15/04/2011

ICD-10 stands for International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (10th revision). It is a coding system developed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that translates the written description of medical and health information into standard codes. e.g J03.9 is an ICD-10 code for acute tonsillitis.

15/04/2011

14/04/2011

Prescribed Medical Benefit (PMB) : This is the minimum benefit a scheme is required to cover in respect of the diagnosis and treatment of: 1) any emergency medical condition, 2) a set of 270 medical conditions, 3) 26 chronic conditions listed in the Chronic Disease list of which HIV/AIDS are one.