Medical Aid Schemes Information Sessions and Option Changes for 2020 for Bestmed and Umvuzo Health

Posted on October 18, 2019

The University-appointed medical aid administrator, Alexander Forbes, will be conducting annual year-end information sessions to inform you of the medical aid benefit changes for 2020 for Bestmed and Umvuzo Health medical aid schemes.

There will be presentations as per the schedule below. Thereafter, there will be individual, one-on-one sessions provided by the Medical Aid Consultants at the same venues.

We kindly request all employees to attend one of the following sessions to make an informed decision regarding your medical aid cover for 2020:

Hatfield Campus

Date

Time

Venue

Language

Wednesday, 23 October 2019

08:30–10:30

IT Building, Room 2-27

English

Wednesday, 23 October 2019

11:30–13:30

IT Building, Room 2-27

Sepedi

Thursday, 24 October 2019

08:30–10:30

Conference Centre Room 100

Sepedi

Thursday, 24 October 2019

11:30–13:30

Conference Centre Room 100

English

Friday, 01 November 2019

08:30–10:30

IT Building, Room 2-27

English

Friday, 01 November 2019

11:30–13:30

IT Building, Room 2-27

Sepedi

 

Groenkloof Campus

Date

Time

Venue

Language

Friday, 25 October 2019

08:30–10:30

Normal Hall

English

Friday, 25 October 2019

11:30–13:30

Normal Hall

Sepedi

 

Prinshof Campus

Date

Time

Venue

Language

Monday, 28  October 2019

08:30–10:30

HW Snyman North, Room 2-29

English

Monday, 28  October 2019

11:30–13:30

HW Snyman North, Room 2 -29

Sepedi

 

Hillcrest Campus

Date

Time

Venue

Language

Tuesday, 29 October 2019

08:30–10:30

VIP Room

English

Tuesday, 29 October 2019

11:30–13:30

VIP Room

Sepedi

Mamelodi Campus

Date

Time

Venue

Language

Wednesday, 30 October 2019

08:30–10:30

Conference Hall

English

Wednesday, 30 October 2019

08:30-10:30

Conference Hall

Sepedi

Onderstepoort Campus

Date

Time

Venue

Language

Thursday, 31 October 2019

08:30–10:30

Sir Arnold Theiler Building, Lecture Hall 1-35

English

Thursday, 31 October 2019

11:30–13:30

Sir Arnold Theiler Building, Lecture Hall 1-35

Sepedi

Monday, 04 November 2019

08:30–10:30

Sir Arnold Theiler Building, Lecture Hall 1-35

English

Monday, 04 November 2019

11:30–13:30

Sir Arnold Theiler Building, Lecture Hall 1-35

Sepedi

Kindly note that staff who wish to change their medical aid option within their current medical scheme are to complete the relevant option change form. These forms are to be submitted to your HR Officer by 30 November 2020 for processing. The option change will be effective from 1 January 2020.

Medical aid option changes can only be effected annually, i.e. no option changes will be allowed during the year.

Please click on the link below for the following documents:

  1. A summary of the changes for 2020 for Bestmed
  2. Bestmed option change form
  3. A summary of the changes for 2020 for Umvuzo Health
  4. Umvuzo Health option change form
  5. A summary of proposed National Health Insurance Bill

Should you have any queries and should you require an individual appointment, please contact the on-site medical aid consultant as follows:

Tendani Netshiungani
Location: Room 4-83, Administration Building, Hatfield Campus
Telephone: 012 420 4938
Email: [email protected]

Kind regards,

Vadhashnee Kisten
Deputy Director: Remuneration, Benefits and Organisation Design

 

 

- Author Department of Human Resources

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