Medical aid is a non-negotiable in South Africa. atWORK’s specialist Health solution makes it easier for you to help your clients choose the right cover.
Without the assistance of medical aid, very few South Africans would be able to pay for their medical care. Treatments, procedures, surgeries, and general hospital fees have all become exorbitantly expensive. And overburdened state facilities simply cannot cope with the number of patients who need them.
As you well know as an advisor, a medical aid plan offers financial protection if your client is forced to pay a large, unexpected medical cost. It also gives your client the option to look after their beloved family by focusing on early treatment – instead of waiting until someone is really sick before visiting a doctor.
October is a great time to initiate a conversation about this important topic as many medical aid schemes release their revised annual rates now. Show your client just how valuable you are as their trusted advisor by encouraging them to review their medical aid plans to ensure they cover all their needs. This could also lead to a conversation about upgrading or adding gap cover to their plan, thus expanding on the service you offer your client.
At your fingertips
Our all-in-one Health solution, atHEALTH, automatically populates all medical aid service providers’ scheme rates and updates these rates each time there’s an increase. Gap cover info and loyalty program details are also included, and late joining fees can easily be calculated. This combines to give financial professionals an invaluable at-a-glance overview of each client’s health cover.
It’s easy to see why so many specialist health brokers love our all-in-one Health solution:
Switch Between Views
Administer the application process from individual and organisational points of view.
Claims Administration
Set up and manage claims administration for individuals and/or organisations.
Application Wizard
Keep tabs on where each client is in the application process and send a welcome pack at the click of a button.
Medical Needs Analysis (coming soon)
Clients answer questions about their situation, requirements and budget, and the wizard suggests medical aid options. Great for compliance!
An exciting update from our Chief Innovation Officer (CIO), Pierre Dippenaar:
We’re working on a quote comparison tool that’ll allow you to compare not just the premiums but also the benefits of each plan. The tool covers most major schemes in SA and the benefits are summarised by industry experts. This means any advisor (even those who don’t specialise in health) will soon be able to include medical comparisons as a value-added service for their clients.
