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Beanca L

1 reviews | Active since May 2018

09 May 2018, 13:57

PATHETIC SERVICE STILL WAITING FOR AUTHORISATION NUMBER AFTER 12 E-MAILS

Good Afternoon. Really GEMS must up their service. I have to go for a procedure on Friday 11 May 2018. I require an authorisation number. The doctors recommendation was send 12 times to ********** and a return e-mail was send to acknowledge receipt of email. In all 12 cases such emails was received. Everytime you phone to get the authorisation number you get told that you must send it again, they havent received the e-mail. Now, what the hell is going on? I still dont have an authorisation number and I need to send the documentation to the hospital etc. I need someone in management to speed up the process please to get the number by tomorrow morning 10 May 2018. The problem is with GEMS cause they seem unaware of their emails. I have extreme pain and we have one of the higher plans at GEMS and this is the service you get???????????????? Please help!!!!!!!

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Gems (Government Employees Medical Scheme)
Gems (Government Employees Medical Scheme)'s reply09 May 2018, 16:24
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Good day

Thank you for the opportunity to respond. We are looking into this matter and will provide feedback.

Kind regards

The GEMS online team

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Beanca L's update10 May 2018, 12:50
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No authorisation number yet! I am waiting and so is the doctors rooms for the authorisation number. Shocking!!!!!!
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Beanca L's update10 May 2018, 14:44
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It is now 14h37. I got a call from the complaints department to assist with my authorisation number which I requested on 12 numerous times. Guess what!!! Still no authorisation number. We are paying members of this circus but I guess there is a time to come and a time to go!! Really if I can advise anybody please do yourself a huge favour and do not join GEMS!!! INCOMPETANCE is not the word!!! Really I have nothing as a good reference to say about GEMS!!! RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN AND JOIN ANOTHER MEDICAL SCHEME!! One that gives you service when you really need it!! I will go to the newspapers with this as I kept all 12 e-mails and the responses that I received from GEMS stating that my mail was received and they could not supply me with a authorisation number in time. Disgusted!!!!!
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Beanca L's update10 May 2018, 15:45
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Oh and another thing! After speaking to me ( lady called Nomdo) promise to phone back shortly! Guess what!! Nothing NADA! When I phoned to get some info someone went to call her that person disappeared off the radar. I had to put the phone down after holding for 9 minutes. That was 15 minutes ago and no phone call yet. This is the mentality you get there!!!