Discovery Health
Discovery Health Coastal Core 2026
Network plansNetwork cover for coastal residents
Coastal Core is a network plans plan from Discovery Health. In 2026 it costs R3 250 a month for the main member, R2 438 for an adult dependant and R1 291 for a child.
Best for: Coastal province residents wanting network hospital cover without a savings account
From Discovery Health's official 2026 brochure
What Coastal Core covers
- Hospitals you can use
- Coastal Core Network hospitals (WC, EC, NC, KZN)
- In hospital
- Network hospitals only, restricted to coastal provinces — cover limited outside the network except emergencies (PMB)
- Day-to-day
- No Medical Savings Account
- PMBs (prescribed minimum benefits)
- Full PMB cover (legally required)
- Emergencies
- Covered at any hospital (PMB)
Summarised from Discovery Health's official 2026 brochure. Always confirm the details with the scheme or an accredited broker before you join.
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