1 reviews | Active since May 2014
No Payment while in hospital
I was hospitalized for 12 days in Bloemfontein. I got depression/anxiety because of my low kidney function and was taken up in Bloem-care. The treating doctor asked a neurologist and a physician about my condition and they asked my doctor to do a sonar and blood tests and then they would look at them. The first test came back as 50% kidney function. After consulting with the neurologist and a physician, they asked to repeat some of the tests. Because I live in Cape Town, the doctor said they would send all the results to my neurologist and a physician in Cape Town to follow up. Topmed did NOT pay for the Sonar – it was paid from my savings plan. They also did not pay for the blood tests and I now sit with unpaid bills. I asked them about this and here is the answer I received:
Thank you for your recent contact with Topmed Medical Scheme. We wish to confirm that the request to add practice number ********** from Psychiatric was declined for clinically inappropriate. The reference number for your enquiry is ********** . So, what they are saying here is, if you are in a Psychiatric hospital with a clinically inappropriate problem, you must die, because they don’t care at all! Even if the one links to the other?
Dear Leorika
Thank you for your valuable comment.
Our Client Services will contact you shortly to obtain the necessary information to investigate the matter.
Kind Regards
Shaun Gaines
TopMed Medical Scheme
Dear Leorika
Thank you for your valuable comment.
Our Client Services will contact you shortly to obtain the necessary information to investigate the matter.
Kind Regards
Shaun Gaines
TopMed Medical Scheme
