An excellent track record

• We are the largest self-administered scheme and the fourth largest open medical scheme in South Africa
• We ranked number one in customer experience in the 2022 Ask Afrika Orange Index®: Medical Aid Companies category 
• Our results for 2022 in the SA-csi’s medical scheme industry research places us at the forefront of customer experience in the South African medical scheme industry
• We won the Financial Intermediaries Association of Southern Africa (FIA) Intermediary Experience Award 2022 for Product Supplier of the Year: Healthcare
• We won the Titanium Award for Service to Membership in 2022, and for Creating Access to Quality Healthcare in 2022 and 2023
• We were honoured as the News24 Medical Scheme of the Year in the News24 Business Awards 2024
• We have a solvency ratio of 45.68% (2021 financial year)

We provide value for money

• Single digit increases over 6 consecutive years
• We have structured plans designed to suit every life stage and pocket
• We offer excellent preventative care benefits on all our options e.g. female contraceptives, pneumonia and flu vaccines, and more

An extensive healthcare provider network

• Access to specialist and hospital networks across South Africa
• More than 6 600 family practitioners in our network
• More than 17 700 network provider agreements 
• Country-wide geographical network coverage
• Search facility via the Bestmed App and website

Free access to the Bestmed Tempo wellness programme with benefits for your whole family

• Our wellness programme is free for all members and employers
• It includes free Health Assessments, and visits to dietitians and biokineticists
• It includes the Fitness, Nutrition, and Emotional Wellbeing Journeys, all accessible via the Bestmed App or online member portal

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