What is the Discovery Health WellthFund?
What is the WELLTH Fund
Discovery Health Medical Scheme is making the biggest single investment in the long-term health of its members by introducing the WELLTH Fund in 2023. COVID-19 has had an extraordinary impact on the healthcare choices we make, with many people deferring their routine, preventative care during the past few years. At the same time, people have become more conscious of their health and wellness.
You and your family will have access to a once-off, additional risk benefit called the WELLTH Fund, offering up to R10 000 per family to empower you and your family members to understand and address your personal healthcare needs.
What does the WELLTH Fund cover?
The WELLTH Fund covers a comprehensive list of healthcare services to ensure that you are empowered to take specific action according to your individual health needs. This benefit is separate from and additional to the Screening and Prevention Benefit and will be available to all existing and new members of the Scheme.
This benefit can be used for appropriate healthcare services up to your WELLTH Fund limit. Cover is subject to the Scheme's clinical entry criteria; treatment guidelines and protocols and qualifying healthcare services are covered up to a maximum of the Discovery Health Rate (DHR).
A Health Check is all it takes to unlock your WELLTH Fund
The WELLTH Fund is automatically activated once all members (2 years and older) have completed a Health Check. All Health Checks completed from 1 January 2022 onwards count towards unlocking the WELLTH Fund.
Remember, an annual *Health Check is covered in full for all members by the existing Screening and Prevention Benefit.