What is preventative care and why is it important for members?
Preventative healthcare, or prophylaxis, are measures taken for the prevention of disease.
Disease, and specifically chronic conditions, are affected by numerous factors such as genetic predisposition, disease agents and lifestyle choices.
GetSavvi Health firmly believes in the importance of preventative care by promoting healthier lifestyles. Therefore, our FeelBetterFast and Preventative Benefits do just that: to detect and prevent the onset of disease and treatment before it progresses.
Preventative benefits include:
| Benefit | Who can get it | When | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Day-to-day Benefits: 1 Pap smear |
Female aged 21 years or older | Every 3 years | Doctor’s office |
| Part of Day-to-day Benefits: 1 Pneumococcal (pneumonia) vaccination |
Members aged 65 or older, or individuals with a medically-proven compromised immune system | Every 5 years | Doctor’s office |
| Part of Day-to-day Benefits: 1 Prostate specific antigen screening |
Male members aged 50 years or older | Every 2 years | Doctor’s office |
| Part of Day-to-day Benefits: 1 Hepatitis A and B vaccination |
Per member | The lifetime of the policy | Doctor’s office |
| Part of FeelBetterFast Benefit: 1 Flu vaccination (to be administered by 31 May each year) |
Per member | Every year | Pharmacy |
| Part of FeelBetterFast Benefit: Health tests, including blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), HIV status, glucose levels, smoking status and cholesterol Includes health report with tailor-made tips on how to improve health |
Per member | Every year | Pharmacy |
| Part of FeelBetterFast Benefit: 1 Tetanus vaccination |
Per member | Every 10 years | Pharmacy |
*The Hepatitis A and B, and Pneumococcal (pneumonia) vaccinations will be deducted from member’s acute medication limit of R1 200.
