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Family of 3 in the kitchen making a healthy smoothie for breakfast.

Health Platform Benefit

A unique benefit that encourages health awareness, enhances the quality of your life, and gives you peace of mind through preventative care and early detection tests.

Available for free to all Momentum Medical Scheme members.
Leading maternity care programme.
Easily get pre-authorisation on the Momentum App.

What does the Health Platform Benefit cover?

It covers several items listed below, most notably early detection tests that can help doctors find diseases early. The earlier a disease is found, the easier it is to treat and possibly reverse.

Preventative screening is one of the most important things you can do for your health. We encourage you to take care of your health and well-being by going for screening tests and keeping track of your health status at no extra cost.

What does it cover?

The Health Platform Benefit gives you peace of mind through:

A nurse taking a patient’s blood pressure reading and noting it on the patient’s chart.

Early detection tests

Dental consultation, general physical examination, DEXA bone density scan, cholesterol test (pathologist), blood sugar test (pathologist), glaucoma test, HIV test (pathologist), pap smear, mammogram, and prostate-specific antigen (pathologist).

Young pregnant mom sits with her little daughter who is leaning on her tummy in the doctor's waiting room.

Maternity programme

Antenatal visits, online antenatal and postnatal classes, dipstick urine tests, pathology tests, scans, doula visits, nurse home visits and paediatrician visits.

Mom holds her baby son while a female doctor listens to the child's heartbeat with a stethoscope.

Preventative care

Baby immunisations, flu vaccines, tetanus-diphtheria injections, pneumococcal vaccine.

First aid kit filled with medical supplies with the words First Aid Case printed on the lid.

Health line

24-hour emergency health advice.

Submit your medical aid claims easily on the Momentum App.

Health Platform Benefits 

Use the Momentum App to get pre-authorisation for Health Platform Benefits

Available for iOS, Android users, and Huawei app gallery. Download the Momentum App, log in to your profile, and request pre-notification.

Download the Momentum App from the Huawei AppGallery today.

Or use one of our other channels

Web

Use the web chat facility in the bottom left corner.

WhatsApp message

Send us a WhatsApp message.

Call us

Give us a call on 0860 117 859 and a consultant will assist you or
+27 31 573 4008 for members calling from outside of South Africa.

Send an email or post

Send an email to [email protected].

Business hours are Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 17:00 and Saturdays from 08:00 to 12:00. Closed on Sundays and public holidays.

Want a quote?

You'll get a quote reflecting the medical aid contribution at the end of the process.

Get an online quote

Need advice?

An accredited healthcare consultant will call you to discuss our medical aid options and benefits.

Request a call back

Other benefits

Contact Momentum Medical Scheme

Client service, claims and authorisations

0860 117 859

Click here to contact us via WhatsApp.

Join an online help session.

+27 31 573 4008

[email protected]

Business hours are Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 17:00. Saturday and public holidays from 08:00 to 16:00. Closed on Sundays.

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

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Health Platform Benefit

What does the Health Platform Benefit cover?