MEDICAL AID, MEDICAL INSURANCE AND GAP COVER: WHAT EACH ONE COVERS (AND WHAT IT DOESN’T!)
When someone in the family needs a doctor, scan, specialist or hospital procedure, healthcare cover quickly stops feeling like paperwork. It becomes a practical question: who pays, how much, and what happens if there’s a shortfall? For many consumers, the confusion starts with three terms that sound similar: medical aid, medical insurance and gap cover….