{"id":3103,"date":"2013-01-15T19:39:49","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T19:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/profconsure.co.za\/?page_id=3103"},"modified":"2013-01-15T19:54:45","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T19:54:45","slug":"scheme-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/profconsure.co.za\/?page_id=3103","title":{"rendered":"Scheme Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Medshield Header\" alt=\"Medshield Header\" src=\"http:\/\/profconsure.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/medshield.jpg\" width=\"280\" height=\"112\" \/><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Why choose Medshield<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Medshield is established&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nMedshield, operating since 1968, has history and credibility on its side. Due to this extensive experience in the healthcare sector, we truly understand the needs of our members.<\/p>\n<p>Today the scheme is one of the largest in the country with over 73 000 principal members with a total of approximately 173 000 lives covered by the scheme.<\/p>\n<p>This strength and size has been built upon an ability to deliver excellent cover supported by the highest quality systems and services.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps most importantly,\u00a0their financial stability makes Medshield a safe haven for our members.<\/p>\n<p>Medshield has\u00a0been awarded one of the highest ratings in the industry \u2013 an AA- Global Credit Rating &#8211; for our claims paying ability, an all-important factor for you,\u00a0the member.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Medshield offers superior quality at a great price&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nMedshield&#8217;s\u00a0ever-improving and evolving range of products is delivering what you really want \u2013 every day benefits you can use.<\/p>\n<p>Medshield&#8217;s\u00a03 products, or options, offer generous benefits. A few years ago\u00a0Medshield took\u00a0the decision to deliver value on our benefits as a priority over reward schemes in order to improve the quality of healthcare our members receive.<\/p>\n<p>This is seen in\u00a0their inclusive maternity, dentistry, optometry and doctor visits. For specific information on our maternity benefits, unlimited benefits and inclusive stated benefits, see products &amp; benefits for further detail. Medshield is an extremely well-priced medical scheme, and\u00a0their absolute value in benefits to premiums is incomparable. This puts you in a safe position for the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Medshield pays\u00a0their members&#8217; claims timeously&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nMedshield\u00a0has achieved a Global Credit Rating of AA- on our ability to pay claims.<\/p>\n<p>This is due to the large amount of finance we have available &#8211; known as the \u2018solvency ratio\u2019 &#8211; which is exceeding 50% (regulations only require a 25% solvency ratio)<\/p>\n<p>This means\u00a0they have more than sufficient funds to pay claims, as well a healthy membership base which means there aren\u2019t excessive drains on these finances.<\/p>\n<p>This creates a sound platform for you to have your claims paid on time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Why choose Medshield Medshield is established&#8230; Medshield, operating since 1968, has history and credibility on its side. Due to this extensive experience in the healthcare sector, we truly understand the needs of our members. Today the scheme is one of the largest in the country with over 73 000 principal members with a total [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":275,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/profconsure.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3103"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/profconsure.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/profconsure.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/profconsure.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/profconsure.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3103"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/profconsure.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3109,"href":"https:\/\/profconsure.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3103\/revisions\/3109"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/profconsure.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/profconsure.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}