Bonitas
Bonitas Hospital Standard 2026
Hospital Standard is a hospital only plan from Bonitas. In 2026 it costs R3 561 a month for the main member, R2 999 for an adult dependant and R1 353 for a child.
Best for: Members who want hospital-only cover (no savings account, lower premium than a savings plan) with a broader hospital benefit than BonCore's stripped-down structure
From Bonitas's official 2026 brochure
What Hospital Standard covers
- Hospitals you can use
- Bonitas hospital network (restricted)
- In hospital
- Network hospital for long-stay, day-network for day procedures, at 100% scheme rate; 30% of hospital bill penalty for non-network hospital, R6,500 penalty for non-network day hospital; procedure co-payments (R2,020–R9,500) for scopes/laparoscopic work unless PMB via a designated service provider.
- Day-to-day
- None — no MSA option on this plan
- Chronic medication
- 27 PMB/CDL conditions plus depression (R165/person/month non-CDL add-on); 30% co-payment for non-formulary medicine. Fissure sealants for under-16s covered.
- Maternity
- No dedicated maternity/childbirth benefit line in the official 2026 brochure — covered under the standard PMB/in-hospital benefit only.
- Dental
- No day-to-day dental benefit outside PMBs; fissure sealants for under-16s covered.
- Optical
- No day-to-day optical benefit documented in the official brochure — not offered on this plan.
- Mental health
- R19,060 per family for mental health hospitalisation; no cover for physiotherapy during mental health admissions; avoid a 30% co-payment by using a network hospital.
- PMBs (prescribed minimum benefits)
- Full PMB cover (legally required)
- Emergencies
- 2 emergency room visits per family, paid by Bonitas.
- Gap cover
- Yes — significant co-payments on scopes/radiology and no day-to-day cover outside PMBs
Summarised from Bonitas's official 2026 brochure. Always confirm the details with the scheme or an accredited broker before you join.
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