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In-hospital Specialist Gap Cover gives you cover of up to 500% of the medical scheme rate when your approved in-hospital specialist claim is higher than what your medical scheme pays your specialist.

The Hospital Admission Benefit Extender provides additional gap cover of up to R15 000 on each policy per year, depending on your Discovery Vitality status, health plan type and family structure. It automatically covers gaps still experienced over and above what your medical scheme and In-hospital Specialist Gap Cover pays for.

If you select the Discovery Gap Comprehensive option, you will also be covered for shortfalls on specific out-of-hospital claims related to your authorised hospital admission.

Provides up to R100 000 per person per year to cover shortfalls on approved cancer-related claims once you have reached your scheme's oncology threshold. Your cover depends on the option you choose.

On the Discovery Gap Comprehensive option, you get a Travel Benefit Extender which provides cover for shortfalls on approved emergency medical claims incurred while you travel outside of South Africa.

You also get the Scopes and Scans Benefit Extender which provides cover for co-payments and deductibles that apply to MRI and CT scans out-of-hospital, and for endoscopies performed in-hospital.

Cover for the 25% deductible payable when purchasing the TytoHome Kit in the third trimester of pregnancy, when registered on Discovery Health Medical Scheme's maternity programme.