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Grant B

1 reviews | Active since Jul 2021

26 Aug 2021, 15:21

Chronic Illness - Cover or No Cover ?

It unconscionable that I find myself back on this platform with the same coomplaint from over a month ago but this seems to be the only way to elicit any meaningful response from Discovery Health.

The question I need answered is simple: Chronic Illness Benefit has been approved and yet treatment is still being funded from Medical Savings so "Do I have chronic cover or don't I ?". In other words, is the approval for Chronic Illness Benefit going to be honoured or not ?

The real reason for coming back here has less to do with the complaint itself and more to do with the handling of the complaint. Copy & paste replies are all you get from the Chronic Illness department and then constantly being refered back to the website just keeps the issue going around and around with no end to it. The contact options on the website never respond, ever.

All this does is make me angry, and even more so because Discovery don't seem too concerned that they have an angry, dissatisfied and very unhappy member. An extract taken from one of the standard replies reads "Discovery Health is committed to providing exceptional service"............ I think not.

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Replies (5)
Discovery Health
Discovery Health's reply27 Aug 2021, 08:16
Official
Dear Grant B

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
Discovery Health
Discovery Health's reply30 Aug 2021, 09:39
Official
Dear Grant B

We contacted you to discuss your query.
   
Regards 
Discovery Health Servicing Team
GB
Grant B's update14 Sept 2021, 13:52
Reviewer Update
Your response to say that I have been contacted is misleading. The only contact has been an email reply with all the standard contents, nothing has been resolved and my dissatisfaction has only been intensified. No matter what contact channel is used, there is a clear unwillingness to assist, which should be be worrying to any memeber of this scheme.
Discovery Health
Discovery Health's reply11 Oct 2021, 08:25
Official
Dear Grant B

We contacted you to discuss your query.
   
Regards 
Discovery Health Servicing Team
GB
Grant B's update11 Oct 2021, 09:00
Reviewer Update
Not true, no one has contacted me, only standard copy & paste email responses. This matter remains ongoing and seemingly Discovery have no will to resolve it.