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Medihelp MedMove! Student 2026
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MedMove! Student is a network plans plan from Medihelp. In 2026 it costs R804 a month for the main member, R804 for an adult dependant and R804 for a child.
Best for: Students wanting the cheapest possible Medihelp cover, with network-only hospital and day-to-day access.
From Medihelp's official 2026 brochure
What MedMove! Student covers
- Hospitals you can use
- Medihelp national student hospital network (restricted)
- In hospital
- No overall annual limit for PMBs. Network hospitals and day procedure network apply to all day procedures. R1 805 co-payment on non-PMB admissions. Neonatal hospitalisation R56 175 per family.
- Day-to-day
- No savings account.
- Chronic medication
- 271 PMB conditions and 26 Chronic Disease List (CDL) conditions covered in full, unlimited. No non-PMB/non-CDL chronic cover.
- Maternity
- No dedicated maternity benefit — childbirth cover is PMB only.
- Dental
- One routine dental check-up per person per year (DRC network); R135 co-payment per consultation. No further dentistry benefit.
- Optical
- One eye test per person per 24-month cycle (Opticlear network); R135 co-payment per consultation. No benefit for frames, lenses or contact lenses.
- Mental health
- PMB only.
- PMBs (prescribed minimum benefits)
- Full PMB cover, plus the 26 CDL chronic conditions.
- Emergencies
- Netcare 911 emergency transport (country of residence). Specialist consultations R1 050 per family per year at network specialists. Trauma hospitalisation covered as PMB.
- Gap cover
- Yes — day-to-day and specialist cover is minimal and co-payments apply to most out-of-network visits.
Summarised from Medihelp's official 2026 brochure. Always confirm the details with the scheme or an accredited broker before you join.
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