XHealth gives members two types of benefits: Day-to-Day Benefits (for routine medical costs) and Health Platform Benefits (for preventative care and screenings). Knowing the difference helps you get the most out of your cover.
Day-to-Day Benefits
These benefits pay for everyday medical costs that happen outside of hospital, like doctor visits, medication, and basic dentistry.
How They’re Funded (Depends on Your Product)
- Savings Component: A portion of your contribution is set aside (MotiveX = 10%, GearX = 25%).
- Voluntary Savings (XSaver): For NormX and GrowX, you use your XSaver account.
- Threshold & Extended Cover: On GearX, once your savings run out, you self-fund until you reach a set Threshold — then the Scheme pays again.
- Annual Limit: PinnacleX gives up to R33,000 per beneficiary per year.
- Network Cover: On OneX, you must use network providers for day-to-day costs.
What’s Typically Covered
- GP and specialist visits
- Basic & specialised dentistry
- Eye tests, frames, and lenses
- Prescribed medication
- Blood tests & X-rays
- Physiotherapy, biokinetics, allied health services
Health Platform Benefits
These are paid directly by XHealth to help with prevention and early detection — available to all members, regardless of your product.
Key Rules
- Paid by Scheme: Doesn’t come from your savings.
- Pre-notification required: For dental check-ups, pap smears, HPV screenings, general physicals, and HIV tests. If you don’t notify first, costs may come from your day-to-day benefits.
- Provider rules apply: On some products, using a non-Aligned GP could mean a 30% co-payment. OneX members must use their chosen network.
What’s Typically Covered
- Preventative care: Baby immunisations, flu vaccines, pneumococcal vaccines for high-risk members.
- Early detection tests: Dental check-ups, pap smears, mammograms, PSA tests, health assessments.
- Maternity programme: Antenatal consultations, two pregnancy scans, pathology tests, and baby’s first-year paediatric visits.
The Bottom Line
- Day-to-Day = Everyday medical costs.
- Health Platform = Preventative care and screenings.
Knowing which benefit applies helps you avoid unexpected costs and make full use of what’s available on your plan.
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