The company said this offering allows anyone living in South Africa to buy vouchers towards high-quality, primary healthcare services in the private healthcare sector, at highly competitive rates. The first product available via this platform is a R300 GP consultation voucher, which can be redeemed at any dispensing general practitioner within the Discovery Prepaid Health network. This voucher includes the medicines dispensed by the doctor after the consultation.
Buy, Load and Redeem healthcare vouchers
- Buy a 1ForYou or Blu voucher at one of 350 000 retailers and independent traders or use your debit or credit card through the Discovery Prepaid Health web-based app.
- Load your voucher on the web-based app or on WhatsApp.
- Redeem: You can use your Discovery Prepaid Health balance for a GP + Meds voucher, with more voucher options coming soon. Redeem your voucher on the day when you see your healthcare provider.
You can also:
- Find a GP located near to you:
- Use the Discovery Prepaid Health network GP list to find a doctor located close to you, where you can use your Discovery Prepaid Health vouchers. Vouchers can only be used to see GPs in the network.
- View and top up your Discovery Prepaid Health balance at any time - as needed, or when you have funds available that you want to allocate to future healthcare needs.
- Send vouchers to friends, family, employees, colleagues - to anyone in South Africa (this option will be available soon)
At launch, the Discovery Prepaid Health network will include doctors in the major metros within eight of the nine provinces and this will continue to be expanded, with new practices being added daily. “Discovery Health has, over time, built strong private healthcare networks and a deep understanding of the healthcare system,” Dr Noach said. “Leveraging our data analytics capabilities, we have been able to identify the intersection of optimal, quality healthcare and affordability, ideal for the currently uninsured market.” Discovery Prepaid Health allows users to buy a voucher and share the link to it within 60 seconds via WhatsApp or the web.
The company said that this product aims to provide quality private healthcare to those who are not members of medical schemes in South Africa. “In South Africa, whilst only 16% of the population has private medical scheme cover, our research shows that up to 50% of the population chooses to access primary healthcare in the private healthcare sector,” Dr Noach said.
