1 reviews | Active since Feb 2019
Terrible service from discovery - 4 months and problem still not solved
I have been a very loyal discovery health customer for so many years. In September 2018 , I moved companies and had to shift my membership to private capacity where I could pay the premiums on my own. I made a payment in October as well as in November of R2400 and R2160 and got sms confirmations that the payments have been received. Soon after that I went on to try and log on to my online profile only to find that my account was suspended since September. I went on to call the call centre whom then advised me that there was a step missed and for that reason I had to send through my health declaration form before the account could be restored which I went on to do. I was then assured that my account was restored . I few days down the line my service was suspended then I got a refund of R977.81 and I call discovery to find out why I got the refund and the agent told me that my account had been cancelled and it was a refund from the premiums that I had paid and he then suggested I pay back the refunded amount which I then paid on the 20th of December and I was then assured that my issue had been resolved. Towards the end of December my account got suspended again and I got a refund of R977.81 which I again paid back to discovery . I also got another refund of R1051 towards the end of December and I immediately called them to say I should not have money from discovery at all. The rep that I spoke to then went on to research the account and he told me I did not have to send that money back because it was a refund of my premium for all the time my account was suspended and had no access to benefits. Knowing that I had been assured like this before, I went on to ask the agent to add the notes to my account specifying what he told me and he did exactly that and I made another call to customer service to speak to someone else to ensure that these notes were added. Soon after new year , a debit order went off for my monthly premium and soon after that the account was suspended again and I called in and spoke to someone who eventually also went through the same process with me and assured me that my issue was resolved. I asked him to send me a later to confirm that this issue had been resolved and I would not have the same issue again. He sent me this letter and I acknowledged. Towards the end of January 2019 I receive a message from discovery to say that I owe them R3007 which includes the refunds that they sent through to me and my account would be suspended. I again send e message to an escalations agent who helped me and assured me the issue was resolved and today I get a message that I owe the money to discovery and all I have to do is pay after constantly asking these guys to refer to the notes of my previous comms with the reps I have been speaking to since October 2018. I am not sure how much a customer has to take before they can get simple help from the so called world class company. To make matters worse , the agents who helped me do not have direct contact numbers or e-mails which means I have to speak to a different person each time I call in. I had a life threatening surgery last year in January, now I am not sure what will happen to me if I fall ill yet I pay all my premiums every month and there is no one to help besides explaining the technicalities surrounding the suspension. Please someone out there , help me , I am so disappointed with this company and all I want is this matter to be sorted out. in light of all these events I am the one who is actually owed considering that my membership was suspended for two months whilst I was paying the premiums and I was not covered . My understanding is that it goes both ways, if a customer does not pay they are not covered and if a customer pays but is not covered the service provider should pay back the customer the premium . Can someone from discovery please help me ........Here are the reference numbers for all my comms with the customer service people: ********** 263, ********** 467, ********** 139, ********** 013, ********** 041, ********** 467
I am so disappointed and the only reason why I am still with you guys is the fact that you covered me during the time when I had surgery and I am grateful for that but other than that I may be forced to eventually seek services elsewhere. Please help me out.
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
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
