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Evita S

1 reviews | Active since Feb 2014

04 Mar 2015, 15:22

Being held to ransom by Discovery

Dear HelloPeter, <br> <br> I do not know what to do anymore with Discovery. My parents have been with them for over 10 years and were loyal subscribers. I say were because last year Discovery showed its true colours when my dad passed away and after having listened to Discovery regarding his treatment options/way forward, paid for his treatment cash (Approx R120K) they only refunded R22K. They also botched up removal of my dad's details and sent a new card in my dads name to my mother which upset her to no end. Most recently, I am paying for them directly into their account and yet I still have Debit orders being attempted on my account bouncing back and incurring bank charges at R138 for each instance. When queried I was told Discovery has no control over these things. I have been trying to manage the Medical Aid as a third party on behalf of my mother in order to reduce the stress she is exposed to by them. Instead I am constantly reminded of how Discovery doesn't care. I would advise people not to subscribe to them. They tell you one thing and omit the rest ,but are very prompt to collect money . From a very frustrated, grieving daughter

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Discovery Health
Discovery Health's reply09 Mar 2015, 18:03
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Hello Evita_RSA,

Thank you for your comment.
I investigated your concerns and confirmed that the claim in question was funded correctly from the correct benefit based on the information provided. Please accept my sincerest apologies that the incorrect membership cards were received by your mother. We have addressed this internally to ensure that the correct process is adhered to when requesting membership cards.

Discovery Health is a debit order Scheme and we collect premiums via a monthly debit order. We unfortunately cannot change this to accept cash payments each month. We use debit orders to collect premiums in order ensure that memberships are not suspended unnecessarily and to ensure the timeous collection of premiums.

I have sent you a detailed email and should you have any further concerns you may contact me directly. Thank you for allowing me to address your concerns.

Kind regards
Jashvir