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Description Heart rhythm problems occur when the electrical impulses that coordinate your heartbeat do not work properly, causing your heart to beat too fast, too slow or irregularly. Heart arrhythmias may feel like a fluttering or racing h...
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Description Cardiomyopathy is a condition where the heart muscle is abnormal. The main types of cardiomyopathy include dilated, hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathy. Cardiomyopathy makes it harder for your heart to pump and deliver blo...
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Description Bronchiectasis is a condition where the bronchial tubes of your lungs are permanently damaged, widened, enlarged and thickened. These damaged air passages allow bacteria and mucus to build up in your lungs. This results in frequen...
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The Major Medical Benefit includes cover for hospitalisation, as well as certain specialised procedures or treatment and specialised scans. Overview of the cover provided in hospital across the six options Option
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Momentum Medical Scheme provides cover for members on the Custom, Incentive, Extender and Summit Options, who work in sub-Saharan Africa, for certain benefits. Benefits are subject to the Scheme Rules and clinical protocols. Benefits Co...
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What is a co-payment? Members join a medical scheme to ensure that they will be taken care of when they require healthcare services, should they ever be faced with a medical condition or emergency. Schemes are able to provide such protection...
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Third party injuries are incidents where a third party was responsible for the injury and therefore may be liable for medical expenses, such as a motor vehicle accident. Any amount recovered from a third party or from the Road Accident Fund for ...
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Specialised procedure and treatment This document provides a guideline of the procedures and treatment covered on the various benefit options and paid from the Major Medical Benefit, irrespective of whether the procedure and treatment is perf...
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MRI and CT scans, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), whole body radioisotope and PET scans are subject to pre-authorisation. Even if you have authorisation for an in-hospital admission, a separate pre-authorisation will be requi...
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Anorectal - Treatment of haemorrhoids, fissure, fistula Covered for complicated cases that cannot be treated as an out-patient or where the out-patient treatment options failed and treatment is required in a medical facility Biopsie...