your money your lifestyle LOWER medical costs thanks to lockdown

Despite fears that the outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus would result in high claims from medical scheme members, driving up the cost of healthcare, the opposite has proven to be true.

Since the outbreak of the pandemic locally, schemes have built up surpluses due to fewer claims as elective procedures were deferred to make way for hospitalisation related to Covid-19.

There were also fewer emergency admissions because car accidents reduced dramatically, and the ban on the sale of alcohol led to fewer people seeking care in hospital trauma units. These have