Bestmed
Bestmed Beat 1 2026
Hospital onlyOpen network hospital only
Beat 1 is a hospital only plan from Bestmed. In 2026 it costs R2 523 a month for the main member, R1 959 for an adult dependant and R1 061 for a child.
Best for: Young healthy individuals wanting basic hospital-only cover with freedom to use any private hospital.
From Bestmed's official 2026 brochure
What Beat 1 covers
- Hospitals you can use
- Open — any private hospital
- In hospital
- 100% Scheme tariff — any private hospital of choice (open network).
- Day-to-day
- No savings account. No out-of-hospital day-to-day benefits.
- Chronic medication
- CDL & PMB: 100% Scheme tariff. 30% co-payment for non-formulary medicine. No Non-CDL chronic cover.
- Maternity
- 6 antenatal consultations + 2 ultrasound scans (1st and 2nd trimester). 100% Scheme tariff.
- Dental
- PMBs only at DSP day hospitals. No routine dental benefit.
- Optical
- No benefit.
- Mental health
- 21 days inpatient or 15 outpatient psychotherapy sessions per year. Pre-auth required.
- PMBs (prescribed minimum benefits)
- Full PMB cover.
- Emergencies
- Covered at any hospital (PMB).
- Gap cover
- Yes — out-of-hospital expenses entirely your own cost.
Summarised from Bestmed's official 2026 brochure. Always confirm the details with the scheme or an accredited broker before you join.
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