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Cliff M

1 reviews | Active since Jun 2016

08 Feb 2019, 14:17

Maternity benefits **** Discovery

I have had an issue since last year August, and no assistance. I have called them for support and spend at minumum 20 minutes on call with their consultants and there is no resolution. They take down the same details and promise to call back and nothing happens.

The original problem was that it took them long to merge my wife's profile and my profile when i moved her to my profile. As such when she was pregnant, we couldn't register for maternity benefits because the profile was not ready. I called at least 10 times for this and each time it was a 20 minute call. When we went to see the gynae, they took funds from savings which eventually got depleted as the maternity benefit was delayed because of the maternity benefits issue. So now I had to pay for all tests and gynae visits using cash and I owe the pathologists money which they have now taken legal action.

Discovery this is not fair at all! It is poor service. 5 months on the same issue is not acceptable at all. I don't normally come to such a platform but people out there need to be warned.

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Discovery Health
Discovery Health's reply08 Feb 2019, 14:56
Official
Dear  Cliff822 

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 reply14 Feb 2019, 08:01
Official
Dear  Cliff822 

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

Regards
Discovery Health Servicing Team 
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Cliff M's update14 Feb 2019, 08:44
Reviewer Update
Good Day, I have not spoken to anyone. Please advise on this. Matter is still outstanding. Regards, Cliff
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Cliff M's update06 Mar 2019, 10:33
Reviewer Update
So after I visited their office and logged complaints repeatedly, Discovery came back to tell me that for maternity benefits to be paid, they need to be registered. And if you pay with your own money first before registering, they will not cover this. I tried to register with them but because of complications on their system this did not happen on time. If it was not because my company forces us to use Discovery i would not use them at all. This the worst experience I've had with a major health insurer. i do not wish this on my worst enemy. I went through about 20 calls of about 30 minutes each and still did not get the end result I expected. I would say that Discovery is insensitive and they lack a human touch. For them , it is all about the numbers and processes they put above everything else. The agents will not escalate and treat any matters on merit given that different circumstances can happen in life which cannot be handled by processes. If you are genuine with Discovery, don't trust them to be genuine with you