Primary Care Plan +
Day-to-day and Accident Cover
Single Cover R763 | Family Cover R1204
Core Benefits
These are the essential services on your plan to support your healthcare needs and give you and your family peace of mind.
At GetSavvi Health we recognise that everyone’s needs are different and that not all may be able to afford medical aid or doctors' consultations. That’s why we bring you a health policy that’s affordable and will cover your day-to-day medical needs.
You and your family can enjoy benefits such as:
- Unlimited GP visits/consultations
- Basic and emergency dentistry
- X-rays
- Blood tests
- Chronic (main member only) and acute medication
Our Accident Cover benefit offers peace of mind so that you don’t have to deal with the burden of high hospital costs in an emergency should you need hospital care.
Members have access to an overall annual limit of R228 500.
More details about the Accident Cover >Our Maternity Benefits will assist you in getting the necessary treatment at a private medical facility during your pregnancy and the birthing process.
Maternity benefits consist of:
- R20 000 cover for a normal birth
- R30 000 for a caesarean delivery (C-section)
- The stated amounts above also include gynaecologists’ visits and ultrasound scans, etc. You’ll also have access to in-hospital cover at a private hospital for the birthing procedure.
When you contact the emergency hotline in the event of a medical emergency, our highly skilled staff will telephonically assess the nature of your emergency by asking a few important questions before the most appropriate and closest road or air ambulance response service is dispatched to attend to your needs.
If your aim is to seek medical advice, your call will be directed to a medical advice centre which is manned by highly experienced and qualified personnel 24 hours a day.
More details about Emergency Services >GetSavvi Health offers members professional and confidential counselling, support, awareness and advice on a range of topics.
Members can telephonically consult an array of specialists to assist with:
- Personal issues
- Relationship problems
- Trauma/PTSD
- Financial counselling
- Legal advice
- Fitness advice
- Diet and nutrition
- HIV/Aids counselling
Irrespective of what plan you’re signed up for, all GetSavvi Health members have access to counselling and/or treatment.
More details about the Member Wellness Programme benefits >Our WHISPA benefit forms part of our Member Wellness Programme and has a Care Centre hotline that’s available 24/7, 365 days a year to support members who have undergone a traumatic experience.
This benefit offers:
Counselling and advice
- 24/7 365 days a year telephonic counselling and support
- Directed to where a member can receive antiretroviral therapy (ART)
- Directed to where a member can get face-to-face counselling (optional)
Treatment
- HIV test 48 hours after exposure
- Starter pack of three days’ ART
- Combination ART for 28 days
- Sexually transmitted infections (STI) medication
- HIV test 90 days after exposure
The Pharmacy Consultations benefit is specifically catered for members who don’t have time to set up an appointment and wait to see a doctor to treat their minor ailments. It provides access to professional care at your closest network pharmacy to get you back on track quickly.
What does the Pharmacy Consultation benefit cover?
- Consultation with a nurse or pharmacist for most minor ailments such as coughs, colds, flu and more.
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Annual full health assessment with:
- Health assessments such as blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), HIV status, glucose levels, smoking status and cholesterol; and
- A health report with your health assessment results, along with accompanying information on how to keep your numbers in check
- Selected acute medication (subject to a formulary).
- Annual flu vaccination.
- One tetanus vaccination per member every 10 years.
To claim your consultation, contact our Call Centre on 0861 18 92 02 and follow the prompts.
More details about the Pharmacy Consultations benefit >Funeral Benefit
The GetSavvi Health funeral benefit assures you and your family full death cover.
Many of us may at some time be faced with the unexpected cost of a funeral. And we might not have access to the kind of money that a funeral may require. Which begs the question: What would you do if something were to happen to a close relative? Worse still, what would your family do if something were to happen to you?
GetSavvi Health offers the following funeral cover:
| Participant | Death Cover |
|---|---|
| Main Member (aged 18-60) | R14 000 (R28 000 in case of accidental death) |
| Spouse | R14 000 (R28 000 in case of accidental death) |
| Children (aged 14-21) | R14 000 |
| Children (aged 6-13) | R7 000 |
| Children aged up to 5 years (including stillborn from 26 weeks) | R3 500 |
Value-added Benefits
These support your core benefits by providing additional options and services for you and your family.
Not only does GetSavvi Health help you save with affordable monthly premiums, but with our discount coupons benefit we’ll help you save on your shopping too.
Redeemable at:
- Shoprite
- Checkers
- CheckersHyper
- Pick n Pay
GetSavvi Health provides telephonic 24-hour health advice as a stand-alone service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
An in-house team of qualified and experienced 24-hour Health Advisors deal with a wide range of issues such as:
- Emergency medical advice
- Assessing day-to-day symptoms
- Important health knowledge
- Drugs
- Poisoning
- Health counselling
- Stress management
- Trauma debriefing
To make use of this benefit, simply call 0860 358 333 and ask to speak to a nurse.
More details about the 24-hour Health Advisor benefits >GetSavvi Health firmly believes in the importance of preventative care by promoting healthier lifestyles. Therefore, our Pharmacy Consultations and Preventative Benefits do just that: to detect and prevent the onset of disease and provide treatment before it progresses.
What preventative benefits do I have?
- One pap smear per female aged 21 years or older every three years
- One pneumococcal (pneumonia) vaccination every five years for members aged 65 years or older, or individuals with a medically-proven compromised immune system
- One flu vaccination per member per year
- One tetanus vaccination per member every 10 years
- Hepatitis A and B vaccination per member once during the lifetime of the policy
- One complete wellness assessment test per member per year at the pharmacy/clinic. Includes: blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), HIV status, glucose levels, smoking status and cholesterol.
Top-Up Your Plan
Single Cover R968 | Family Cover R1409
Members looking for more cover on their current plan can choose to add the top-up option which includes:
Members will have access to the following once every 24 months:
- Consultation/eye test
- Standard Eyeglass PPN frame
- Single vision lenses
- Bifocal lenses
All members on the plan may use this benefit, but only one member can use it at a time within a two-year period. A six-month waiting period will apply from commencement of the top-up option.
The top-up dentistry option is available for the whole family and lifts the R1 650 basic and R3 300 emergency dental benefits’ limitations. This means that the member, including family, now has access to unlimited dentists’ visits. Treatment subject to a list of approved procedures (designated dentists only).
Or call us on 0861 18 92 02, or let us call you back!