Can you use your health insurance in emergencies?
Medical emergencies can happen at any time. Without insurance cover, you may find yourself in need of medical attention that will leave you out of pocket. However, even if you do have medical insurance, certain insurers may not cover your emergency bills, depending on the contract...
Tips to keep your health resolutions into February
Traditionally, many people use the transition into the New Year to set goals for themselves to improve either financially, physically or mentally. Common New Year’s resolutions are: to quit smoking, drink less alcohol, eat a healthy, balanced diet and exercise more. The first few days are met...
The best juice recipes to get you through the summer
Staying well-hydrated in the heat of South African summers is very important, but not everyone loves drinking water. Many find it hard to adhere to the prescribed eight glasses a day and find water tasteless and bland. If you own a good quality blender and want...
Why You Can’t Afford to Put Off Paying Your Premium
When you take out an insurance plan of any kind, it is a legally binding contract between you and the insurance service provider. Most contracts between insurers and their clients state that if a premium is not paid, the services promised by the insurer will cease. This...
What’s Considered ‘Preventive’ Care?
Medical insurance is there to cover you when you are ill and need medical assistance, whether it’s for common ailments or certain chronic diseases that you may be suffering from. However, there is something known as preventive care that is meant to assist you before you...
Health Insurance for Unmarried Couples
In many communities, co-habitation out of wedlock is widely practised and accepted, and many couples choose this way of life for years, even decades. So, when it comes to making legal decisions such as life policies, medical insurance and the like, the legislation is constantly being...
Are cheap healthcare plans worth it?
Because medical insurance is still a fairly new product in South Africa, there are many questions about its validity and overall effectiveness. A major concern of potential clients is the very low pricing of most medical insurance plans, compared to the premiums in the better known...
‘Now we have an answer’ to why children get leukaemia
Mel Greaves, a London based professor at the Institute of Cancer Research, has been studying childhood leukaemia for 30 years. Last week it was announced that Professor Greaves received a knighthood, in the New Year honours list, for his research in the field. Greaves is now...
What lives under your fingernails could scare you
Are you a nail biter? Most people have the nasty habit of chewing on their fingernails when they are stressed, or bored. It is quite common; but is it as harmless as it seems? Well, turns out - there are some gross stuff living under your...
How easy is it to get health insurance?
Health insurance is new territory for most South Africans, who are more familiar with medical aid; a service that has been around for much longer. However, in the last few years, people have jumped onto the bandwagon of opting for medical insurance as the premiums are...
