Overseas Treatment Benefit
Overview
The Overseas Treatment Benefit gives you cover for evidence based and clinically appropriate medical, surgical, dental and other treatment given by and on the authority of a registered member of the medical profession.
This benefit applies for both in- and out-of-hospital planned treatment which is not available in South Africa.
This benefit is only available to members on the Executive and Comprehensive health plans.
Members on the Executive Plan also have additional cover for in-hospital treatment that is available in South Africa but obtained overseas.
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