Bonitas Member Magazine B-Living Issue 4

Enhanced childcare benefits In 2017, Bonitas introduced Babyline to offer members with young children support and assistance in keeping their little ones healthy. In 2018, further benefits will be made available for Bonitas babies. Screening for congenital hypothyroidism Cover for TSH tests (to screen for congenital hypothyroidism), will be available on all options for children under a month old. Infant hearing screening benefit Significant hearing loss is the most common disorder at birth and screening all newborns for hearing loss is internationally recommended. Two electrophysiological techniques, auditory brainstem responses (ABR) and otoacoustic emissions (OAE) will be funded from risk for all babies under 8 weeks old, in or out of hospital. New benefit for contraceptives Good news for those who have been asking for this benefit. In 2018, we are introducing a benefit for contraceptives paid from risk on all plans. This will be as follows: • R1 500 on BonComprehensive (at any pharmacy) • R1 500 on BonClassic, BonComplete, BonSave, BonFit, Standard, Standard Select, Primary, Hospital Plus and Hospital Standard (from the Designated Service Provider) • R1 200 on BonEssential (from the Designated Service Provider) • R1 000 on BonCap (from the Designated Service Provider) Internal prosthesis benefit added to BonSave and Primary An internal prosthesis benefit of R30 000 per family, excluding the joint replacement prostheses, will be introduced on BonSave and Primary. B-Living Issue 4, 2017 Page 16

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