2021 co-payments for chronic medicine
If you are registered for a chronic condition, you will have received a letter advising you of a possible increase in co-payment/s for 2021.
Anglo Medical Scheme’s Chronic Medication Reference Prices are reviewed annually against a variety of factors:
- Scheme benefit changes
- Price adjustments approved by the National Department of Health
- New medicine entries during the year
- Medicine discontinuations
- Changes in treatment guidelines and relevant legislation
- Generic medication pricing influence, etc.
If your co-payment/s have indeed increased, ask your pharmacist for lower-priced generic medicine, or speak to your doctor to prescribe medicine that will not attract a co-payment. You will not only save the co-payment but also extend your annual non-PMB Chronic Benefit Limit. Co-payment increases also apply to Prescribed Minimum Benefit (PMB) conditions.
To find the 2021 price of the medication, and to view the list of alternative medication, select your plan from the “Plans & Products” page, then select “Medicine” on the Medicine page and follow the link: Medicine search tool or contact the Chronic Medicine Management Team on 0860 222 633.
Published: January 2021.