JARGONATOR
Enough with all this jargon…
GAP COVER
If your medical aid doesn’t reimburse the full amount you paid for a specialist’s in-hospital costs (which happens all too often), Gap Cover ensures that the difference doesn’t come out of your own pocket. Basically, it’s the king of cash savers.
ROUNDHOUSE
The most deadly of deadly kicks, made famous by that Norris guy.
MEDICAL AID
Medical aid is paid for on a monthly basis which, based on a set of rules, provides you with insurance against expenses incurred in the event of illness or injury.
CRAZY TOWN
An irrational realm or headspace one enters when things like medical aid drives you ‘round the bend.
TRUSTED HEALTH SOLUTIONS
Old Mutual is proud to bring you Bonitas and Fedhealth, some of the most trusted medical aid schemes in the country, guaranteeing you quality health cover in every respect.
PRESCRIBED MINIMUM BENEFITS
These are minimum benefits, which by law must be provided to all medical aid members and include the stipulation of one’s diagnosis, treatment and care costs for the most common chronic illnesses
26 PMB CHRONIC DISEASES
- Addison’s Disease
- Asthma
- Bipolar Mood Disorder
- Bronchiectasis
- Cardiac Failure
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chronic Renal Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Crohn's Disease
- Diabetes Insippidus
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 1
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Dysrhythmias
- Epilepsy
- Glaucoma
- Haemophilia
- Hyperlipidaemia
- Hypertension
- Hypothyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Schizophrenia
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Ulcerative Colitis
SPECIALISTS
Specialists are medical practitioners, unlike your GP, who specialise in a specific field such as a brain surgeons, heart surgeon, biokenetist, physiotherapist and anesthesiologist.
ACUTE PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS
This is prescribed medication for a temporary condition or illness, such as temporary infections, colds, flu and sprains.
RADIOLOGY
Radiology is a medical specialty that uses technologies like x-rays, CT scans, and MRIs to diagnose and treat disease.
DO GREAT THINGS
We want to help you be the best you can be. Wisdom is the most valuable thing in the world. We would like to share ours with you to help you on your path to greatness.
NO-BRAINER
Something that doesn’t even need a second thought... It’s just one of those things you have to do.
DAY-TO-DAY EXPENSES
Perhaps best described in Afrikaans as “brille en pille”, it is for medical expenses you incur out of hospital, such as for glasses and contact lenses, doctor and dentist visits, and medicines prescribed to treat any ailments.
MAJOR MEDICAL EXPENSES
This is cover for the big ticket items, those high and generally unaffordable expenses that arise as a result of being hospitalised due to accidents or ill health.
CHRONIC CONDITIONS
Conditions or illnesses that require prolonged treatment, generally including the ongoing use of medications, and which are listed by a medical aid as being covered.