Bestmed Medical Scheme · Dialysis

Dialysis care programme

Peritoneal or haemodialysis for end-stage renal disease; related medicines per funding guidelines.

You must registerThis benefit does not start on its own. Until you register, you are paying for cover you are not receiving.

How: Chronic dialysis application form + clinical summary + ICD-10 to mhc@bestmed.co.za

“Members are required to register for the Dialysis care programme to qualify for additional benefits.”

At a glance

Scheme: Bestmed Medical Scheme
Benefit area: Dialysis
Who it is for: Every Bestmed Medical Scheme option
Who qualifies: End-stage renal disease requiring chronic dialysis.
Where you may go: National Renal Care (NRC)

“Certain medicines which are used in end-stage renal disease are only covered when the Scheme funding guidelines are met.”

“Bestmed has appointed National Renal Care (NRC) as Designated Service Provider (DSP) for renal dialysis services ... on all the benefit options.”

Which plans carry it

Every Bestmed Medical Scheme option.

The scheme states every option.

“Bestmed has appointed National Renal Care (NRC) as Designated Service Provider (DSP) for renal dialysis services for its members on all the benefit options.”

Where this comes from

Managed Care Guide 20261.pdf, p.16 · managed_care_guide. Read from that document on 2026-08-16 for the 2026 plan year.

Every statement on this page is read from a Bestmed Medical Scheme document and quoted so you can check it. Where a document says nothing, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Check what your own plan leaves you to pay Your plan, your family, your conditions — the shortfall in rands before you choose a gap policy.

Programme rules are set by the scheme and change at renewal. This page renders what Bestmed Medical Scheme’s own documents say, with the wording quoted so you can check it. Confirm with the scheme before you rely on it.