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Chris B

1 reviews | Active since Oct 2015

08 Dec 2020, 10:50

Medical aid making it impossible to claim for something.

So being a Diabetic gives you the benefit of claiming for a Blood Glucose machine every year. It's been 10 years since I claimed my previous one. I contact Discovery to find out how to claim. They give me a Nappi code to use when I claim. I go to the pharmacy on a weekend as I work during the week. The Nappi code does not work and gets rejected. I phone Discovery the following week. Oh they have an issue on their side. I either haveto pay for the machine and send the proof of purchase or I haveto tell the pharmacy to keep the claim open. I go to the pharmacy the following day (In my lunch hour) and phone Discovery from there. I get told this will be resolved within 4 hours, the pharmacy should just leave it open (Against their policy). It it Friday afternoon and obviously nothing happens. and I leave empty handed once again. The following week I phone Discovery again. And the Pharmacy closed the open claim as they cannot use that PC if it's kept open. I told them I would go buy it, they say send the proof of payment to claims. I do that and it gets rejected. Discovery said they tried phoning me. (The number they give me is not even my number) I haveto send them the invoice as the slip won't work. Nobody said anything about that to me. Eventually I go back to the pharmacy for the fourth time. And I eventually get the invoice. Somebody phones me from Discovery just to say someone will phone me. Nobody phones me again. I mean if you have a fault on your system. Why don't you make things just a little easier to claim. And not send a high risk person back and forth 5 times and still nothing is resolved. I have sent emails to claim about every 3-4 days, with absolutely no response except the reference number. I got 1 email just saying how to claim. Not what I'm doing wrong. I am utterly disgusted with the "It's not my job" attitude of this entire company. Here is a list of my ref numbers: ***, ***, ***, ***, ***, ***, ***, ***, ***, ***, ***, ***, ***, ***, ***, ***, ***, ***

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Discovery Health
Discovery Health's reply08 Dec 2020, 12:27
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Dear Chris

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 reply10 Dec 2020, 16:30
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Dear Chris
We have been in touch with you to answer your comments.

Regards
Discovery Health Servicing Team