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Maxine P

1 reviews | Active since Feb 2024

30 Jan 2025, 21:13

ZERO service and ZERO care for so called clients! ***

I am outraged and disgusted at the appalling service I received from this medical aid scheme. My experience has been an unmitigated disaster, and I am still fuming from the incompetence and disregard for customer care that I encountered.

In October last year, I made the mistake of signing up for this medical aid, and today I had the misfortune of needing to use their services. I was in excruciating pain and desperately needed to see a doctor. But when I tried to log in to their app, it didn't work. So, I called their customer service number, expecting to get help. What I got instead was a rude and dismissive representative who told me that my membership had "retired"! Can you believe it? I had only signed up three months prior, and yet they were claiming that my membership had been terminated. The representative's tone was condescending and accusatory, making me feel like a ******** for supposedly allowing my membership to lapse.

After I explained the situation to her, she finally deigned to investigate and found an error on their system. She promised to escalate the issue to the membership team, but I heard nothing. NOTHING! I had to call back several hours later and go through the same frustrating process with another representative. She too promised to escalate the issue, but again, I heard nothing.

Meanwhile, I was left to suffer in agony, unable to get the medical attention I needed. I was forced to visit a doctor at my own expense and purchase medication out of pocket. This is absolutely unacceptable. What is the point of paying for medical aid if they cannot provide the services they promise?

The level of incompetence and disregard for customer care that I experienced is staggering. It's clear that this medical aid scheme is only interested in collecting premiums, but when it comes to providing actual service, they are nowhere to be found.

I demand that someone take responsibility for this debacle. I will be canceling my membership and making sure to tell everyone I know about the atrocious service I received. I urge everyone to avoid this medical aid scheme at all costs. They are not to be trusted.

*ZERO STARS. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND TO MY WORST ENEMY.*

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Replies (2)
Bonitas Medical Fund
Bonitas Medical Fund's reply30 Jan 2025, 21:24
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Hello Maxine D  Thank you for notifying us of your complaint. We are so sorry to hear about this, we are glad that you brought this to our attention to resolve.  Our Office hours are 08:00 - 16:00 Monday – Friday. Closed on weekends and public holidays
     Your enquiry will be attended during office hours.  Kind Regards
  Bonitas Team 
Bonitas Medical Fund
Bonitas Medical Fund's reply31 Jan 2025, 09:40
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Hello Maxine D 

Thank you for notifying us of your complaint. We are so sorry to hear about this, we are glad that you brought this to our attention to resolve. 
 
We will investigate this matter. 
  
We appreciate your patience while we are resolving this query for you. 
 
Kind Regards 

 Bonitas Team