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Abongile S

1 reviews | Active since Jan 2016

03 Sept 2019, 20:28

Medical Aid Cancelled without my concent

Discovery Medical Aid is the worst medical scheme ever. They do not care about their Customers. I changed employment at the begining of September and had to change my Medical Aid contribution to my personal capacity. I received an email from Discovery advising me to provide my banking details in order for my account to be debited. To my suprise, discovery cancelled my medical aid and I only found out when I wanted to buy medication at the Pharmacy and the purchase was DECLINED. So embarrased. I decided to phone discovery and I was advised by Mmeli Notsh that I needed to submit a form in order for my medical aid to be re-instated as this was Standard Operational Procedure. The worst part is that my wife is 6months Pregnant . We could have an emergency that requires medical attention and if I had not known, we would end up in a Government Hospital because Discovery decided to cancel our medical aid. I pay more than R5400 per month for Medical Aid, Almost R500 for Discovery Life Cover, more than R300 for Discovery Vitality and this is the service I get? I almost joined Discovery Insurance and I was just waiting for a quote in order to switch but this has opened y eyes to the kind of service I will receive going forward. I guess its time to switch and cancell all my discovery products.

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Replies (4)
Discovery Health
Discovery Health's reply04 Sept 2019, 08:01
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Dear Abongile 

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 
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Abongile S's update04 Sept 2019, 16:11
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Hi Discovery,
So I sent the completed form that I received from Mmeli yesterday. All signed and banking details provided .
Guess what response I got? I need to sign another form that is longer that the form I received yesterday. This is also to update my banking details.
In addition to this I need to provide my ID and Proof of account.
Wow !!

You are really doing an excellent job in ensuring that I cancel my all my Discovery products. The service is not up to the standard I expected from such an organisation.
Discovery Health
Discovery Health's reply05 Sept 2019, 13:58
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Dear Abongile 

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

Regards
 Discovery Health Servicing Team 

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Abongile S's update03 Oct 2019, 16:36
Reviewer Update
The issue was resolved.
Thank you for the resolution Discovery.