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Inge B

1 reviews | Active since Jul 2025

30 Mar 2026, 15:37

Bitter taste all around

If I could I would give them 0 stars. I am very disgusted by this medical aid. We joined a more affordable cover at the start of 2025. At the end of 2025, start 2026 we upgraded to a higher and more expensive cover (classic saver). Low and behold today, 30 March, we get an email that states that on the 1st of April 2026, tomorrow, our cover will go up with over R500. Now, I don’t know about you but I don’t have that just lying around. No grace period, no prior email, nothing. We called them to hear what is going on and all they could say is that there was an email sent in October of 2025 stating that there will be an increase… We weren’t on the same plan back then that we are on now…

Overall just a bad experience with them. After that phone call we immediately started looking at other medical aids. We will most probably be cancelling our medical aid with Discovery very very soon.

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Replies (3)
Discovery Health
Discovery Health's reply31 Mar 2026, 06:49
Official
Dear Inge Buys 

We’ve noted your concerns and we’re investigating the matter. We’ll contact you with feedback as soon as possible. 

Regards Discovery Health Servicing Team
IB
Inge B's update31 Mar 2026, 16:11
Reviewer Update
Don’t bother further, yesterday we had a bitter taste in our mouths, today your company has solidified why we should definitely move to another medical aid. We actually contacted Discovery today and went through 3 people. The first man was lovely and put us through to a woman who was also very decent, then we came through to another man who was so so nasty, impatient and rude. He told us that we need to give 30 days notice (which we can understand) but on that same point we said but we didn’t receive that same courtesy of receiving a notice that our medical aid price will rise with over R500 (which is according to this man “a very small amount”) and he just kept repeating that a 30 day notice is needed in an increasingly loud tone and in a very rude manner.

We will never be Discovery clients again and will definitely not suggest Discovery medical aid to anyone. This is truly disgusting behaviour. Don’t bother giving that generic “we will look into this” message as we all know that doesn’t happen otherwise your numbers and ratings wouldn’t be in a constant decline. Have the day you deserve.


Discovery Health
Discovery Health's reply31 Mar 2026, 17:06
Official
Dear Inge B

We have been in touch with you to answer your comments.

Regards
Discovery Health Servicing Team