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Leigh-Ann Kleinsmidt

1 reviews | Active since Mar 2015

27 Mar 2015, 13:32

bad customer service

My 6 month old baby daughter fell ill on tuesday 24 march 2015. I took her to her gp who could not diagnose what was wrong. She had rapid breathing and a very high fever which needed treatment asap. He said she needs to go to a specialist at the hospital as he could not find the root cause of the problem. He called for a auth no and was told he can't be helped due to her just starting on the medical aid the 1 mArch 2015. My daughter's condition was getting worse and I rushed her to the hospital were she was examined by a paediatrician who advised her to be admitted immediately. By then she was toxically ill and running a fever of over 40 degrees. She was admitted to hospital on a reference no. Because they were waiting for a auth number. I have been calling for the past 3 days and still no answer. she has no waiting periods on her cover. And I understand the matter has gone to standards. No where in our paperwork did it state a waiting period for a hospial admission. Shes been in hospital for 4 days and we still dont have any answers. All I get is reference numbers and no answers.

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Discovery Health
Discovery Health's reply30 Mar 2015, 12:25
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Hello lkleinsmidt23,

Thank you for your comment.

I confirmed that when members join the Scheme for a certain amount of time should we receive a request for medical treatment we require additional clinical information. Once this is reviewed we can confirm how we will fund for the treatment. I confirmed that the hospital admission is approved and please accept my sincerest apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Thank you for allowing me to assist with your query.

Kind regards
Jashvir