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Renewal agent for Bestmed

The renewal agent for Bestmed explains what changes on Bestmed options at renewal and compares them.

Your medical aidRenewal agentWhatsApp
  1. Renewal agent: Hi Bongani, your cover renews on 1 January. Want a two-line summary of what changes on your option?
  2. Customer: Yes please.
  3. Compared this year and next yearBestmed
  4. Renewal agent: Your benefits stay the same and the monthly contribution goes up. You mostly used day-to-day benefits this year, so your current option still fits. Want me to compare one other option?
  5. Customer: No, that’s fine.
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What it can do with Bestmed

  • Explains what changes on Bestmed options at renewal and compares them
  • Match the member to their Bestmed option from the 11 on file (Beat 1, Beat 2, Beat 3 and 8 more), with their membership number, from a message or a photo of their card
  • Answer general questions about Bestmed cover, and send plan-specific ones to the Bestmed service line (086 000 2378) rather than guess
  • Read a claims or benefit statement the member sends and explain each line still owed, in plain words

Questions

What does the renewal agent do with Bestmed?

Explains what changes on Bestmed options at renewal and compares them.

Is the Bestmed connector live?

Yes.

Does the renewal agent sell plans?

No.

Does the agent decide Bestmed claims or authorisations?

No.

Where do the agent’s answers about benefits come from?

From the scheme’s own published plan guide for the member’s option, and from statements the member sends.

Ollie’s agents give wellness guidance. They don’t diagnose or prescribe, and hand off to a human expert when needed.