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Rejoice S

1 reviews | Active since Jan 2022

11 Jan 2022, 11:20

Pathcare and Discovery Remedi are useless!>

I need to complain about Pathcare handing me over on account I was not aware of, I was never informed that they were going to hand me over. I thought the account was paid for by the Medical aid. all blood tests were supposedly covered by Discovery Remedi!! i am so sad, because that's why i had such an expensive medical aid, i was on comprehensive and cant believe that these blood tests where not covered. This was never shared with us as an exclusion and feel Discovery Remedi is liable for the costs of my sons blood tests.

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Replies (4)
Pathcare
Pathcare's reply11 Jan 2022, 11:55
Official
Dear Rejoice Sykes

I forwarded you an email asking for  more information into this hand over. I ran a search on the information you supp**** and I do not  pick up an account linked to the identity number or a member with the identity number with Remedi medical aid. I trust to hear from you soonest in order to investigate further and give more insight into the matter at hand

Yours sincerely
Sharon van der Berg
Pathcare Debtors
Pathcare
Pathcare's reply12 Jan 2022, 07:45
Official
Dear Rejoice Sykes

I have sent you an email and have not received a response yet. in order to assist you to the best of my ability I am in need of some information to do a proper investigation.

Awaiting your soonest response

Yours sincerely
Sharon van der Berg
PathCare Debtors
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Rejoice S's update12 Jan 2022, 09:21
Reviewer Update
Good day Sharon This in my email back to you.

I was on Discovery Remedi Medical aid at the time the claim happened. My son, Noah Sykes was admitted for the first time in hospital - Bloemfontein Mediclinic. The doctors did not know what was the cause of my son's seizures and said that it was a bacterial infection. Many tests were performed or done on my son, which was very traumatic for him. Including blood tests. He was later diagnosed with epilepsy. I thought Remedi would cover all tests done on my son as this was not mentioned or on contract agreement as an exclusion. We thought all blood tests were covered by Remedi. It was a horrible time for us as a family and we were under a lot of stress and my son spent two weeks in hospital.
I later retrenched from the hospital I worked at in March so I had to leave Discovery Remedi Medical aid. I never heard from Remedi as to why these blood tests were not covered, I had to quickly change to a new Medical aid and a cheaper one, as I did not have an income. My son was on chronic medication and we need medication every month for him. I did receive a call from Pathcare last year about this account and i explained to the accounts department lady that i can't afford to pay that account i am unemployed and Discovery Remedi must pay for it, i was on Comprehensive cover all tests had to be done to investigate want was wrong with my son. Path care never told me that they will by handing me over, Yesterday 11/01/2022 I received a letter from lawyers stating that I have been handed over by pathcare for tests done in December 2019 on Discovery Remedi Medical aid(***). The lawyers are Vericred Collection in Bloemfontein - ***. An amount of R9466.75 is being asked from me?? How and why can I pay this ???????
Pathcare
Pathcare's reply12 Jan 2022, 09:59
Official
Dear Rejoice Sykes

Thank you for the information supp**** and elaborating on the instance. I have sent you my response with regards to the non payment of test by Remedi and where we as pathologist are with regards to the billing of the test.

I trust to hear from you with regards to my email sent .

Yours sincerely
Sharon van der Berg
PathCare Debtors