PLATINUM HEALTH

Platinum Health also manages its own pharmacies. All members that have chronic medical conditions must obtain chronic medicine from the Platinum Health Pharmacy in Rustenburg, which will courier medicine nationally to members. Members located within a 50km radius from Scheme-owned pharmacies, and/or DSPs, also have to make use of such pharmacies. In order to optimize cost efficiency, Platinum Health is a self-administered Medical Scheme, which provides managed care through its Case Management Department. All members have to obtain authorisation for specialist referrals (excluding PlatFreedom), hospitalisation, managed care programmes and specialised radiological investigations (MRI, CT and PET scans). If authorisation is not obtained, Platinum Health will not accept liability for payment of the accounts... Platinum Health offers the best benefits in the Medical Scheme industry at affordable contributions. The reason for this is because Platinum Health operates a Staff Model Health..

Primary location: Lydenburg South Africa