Medical aid plans
A full list of all plans offered by Discovery Health medical aid, together with individual costs as well as costs per family and all benefits.
How each plan on Discovery Health pays for claims, including in and out-of-hospital expenses. Compare across plans to find the right one for you
A full list of all the hospitals in the Discovery Health network, and which plans require the use of these networks.
Full list of all the chronic conditions covered by each of the Discovery Health plans, including information about PMBs and medicine formularies
A write up of the management programs offered by Discovery Health medical aid, including oncology and HIV programs
Affordable Medical Aid

Help us crowdsource information about the Late Joiner Penalty

The Medical Aid Bible team has been listening to some of our wonderful site users, and we have heard horror stories about how some of you are being overcharged for the Late Joiner Penalty. This enticed us to investigate how each scheme handles the penalty. We found some big irregularities.
Medical Aid South Africa costs

Discovery’s income band plans

A list of Discovery Health plans whose premiums are determined by your income (the lower your income, the lower your premium)

About Discovery Health

Discovery Health has 9 different groups of plans (Executive, Comprehensive, Saver, Core, Priority, Smart, Keycare Plus, Keycare Access and Keycare Core).
Hospital network

Discovery Network Hospitals

A list of all hospitals that fall under Discovery Health networks

Discovery: Benefits compared across all plans

We have compared all the benefits across each Discovery plan, so you can see at a glance which plan offers what coverage for the benefit you care about the most. Click on any of the benefits below to get more information. In-hospital benefits Out of hospital benefits Oncology Dentistry Medication Mental Health Maternity Optometry Preventative Care Other benefits
Medical aid plans

Discovery: All the 2017 medical aid plans

A full list of all plans offered by Discovery Health medical aid, together with individual costs as well as costs per family and all benefits.

Discovery Chronic Condition coverage

Full list of all the chronic conditions covered by each of the Discovery Health plans, including information about PMBs and medicine formularies