Altron Medical Aid
The Altron Medical Aid was established in April 1987 to address the healthcare needs of the Altron Group, and is administered by Discovery.
The Altron Medical Aid is a “closed” medical aid restricted to employees of the Altron Group or its associated companies and their dependants.
The Altron Medical Aid comprises two components. Firstly, a Personal Medical Savings
Plan provides cover for day-to-day medical expenses that you may incur. Secondly,
Trauma Benefits are covered from a “risk pool” which covers hospitalization and
other major medical expenses. Altron Medical Aid cover is detailed further below:
Personal Medical Savings Plan:
• Cover non-hospital medical expenses such as dentist and optometrist visits.
• The Medical Aid will either pay the service provider directly or you could claim
the cost back from the Aid.
• These costs are directly deducted from the pool of available funds in your Personal
Medical Savings Plan.
• These values are dependant on your insurance plan.
Trauma Benefits:
• Covers hospitalization.
• Illness treatment that requires hospitalization six weeks after and six weeks
before being hospitalized.
• Chronic conditions.
• All benefits and various rates are published annually.
The contact details for Altron Medical Aid are:
Altron Medical Aid
Call Centre / Authorisations: 0860 222 999
E-Mail: service@discovery.co.za
Website: www.altronmedicalaid.co.za
Altron and variations of these names/trademarks do not belong to InsuranceHound.co.za.
Altron is the registered trade mark of Allied Electronics Corporation Limited.