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Budget Health Medical Aid Society

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Medical aid for you, your family and the people you work with. Find your package, apply online and stay connected to your fund.

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Who’s joining?

Choose the path that fits you. The fund reviews every application.

Individuals & families

Cover for you and the people who depend on you. Add your spouse, children or parents, send your documents online and the fund reviews your application.

Apply as an individual or family

What you’ll need

  • Your national ID, passport or birth registration number, and a copy of an identity document for each person covered (national ID, passport, driver’s licence or birth certificate)
  • A date of birth for everyone you add. It sets their adult or child rate
  • Your phone number (and an email address, if you have one)
  • Your chosen package

Who pays

You, or a sponsor

Pay by EcoCash, bank transfer or cash at the fund’s office, after the fund approves your application.

Corporate teams & SMEs

Cover for your team and their families. Apply as a corporate or an SME and name the employer; the fund reviews each application. Corporate rates apply when an employer covers its staff, and an SME application gets a reviewed quote.

Apply for your team

What you’ll need

  • The employer’s name
  • Each employee’s number, when the employer pays through payroll
  • An identity document for each person covered
  • A date of birth for everyone covered

Who pays

Your employer

Contributions can come through payroll. The fund matches each deduction to the right member by employee number.

Farmers & associations

Cover for farmers and for the members of farmers’ associations. Apply on your own or together with your association, and the fund prepares a reviewed quote for each application.

Your contribution: a reviewed quote from the fund.

Apply as a farmer or association

What you’ll need

  • Your association’s name, if it is applying with you
  • An identity document for each person covered
  • A date of birth for everyone covered
  • Your phone number (and an email address, if you have one)

Who pays

You, or your association

Pay by EcoCash, bank transfer or cash at the fund’s office, after the fund approves your application.

Civil servants

Cover for government employees, with contributions deducted from your salary through the Salary Service Bureau (SSB). The fund reviews your application and prepares your quote.

Your contribution: a reviewed quote from the fund.

Apply as a civil servant

What you’ll need

  • Your EC number, which is your payroll number
  • An SSB deduction form
  • An identity document for each person covered
  • A date of birth for everyone covered

Who pays

SSB payroll deduction

The fund matches each deduction to you by your EC number.

Our packages

Levels of cover from everyday essentials to our highest level. Contributions are per person, per month. Adult rates apply below age 65. From 65 you are quoted the fund’s rate for your age, or the adult rate where it has none, and the plan is subject to review.

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Indicative monthly contributions in USD. Limits are the fund’s approved 2026 benefits. Final contributions and eligibility are confirmed by the fund after review. Waiting periods, sublimits and scheme rules apply.

Not sure which package? Compare every benefit side by side

How to join

Apply online, follow the fund’s review in your account, then pay and follow your activation.

  1. Apply

    Tell us about your family

    Choose a package, add the people you want to cover and send your supporting documents.

  2. Review

    Follow the fund’s decision

    Sign in to see the review, respond to requests and view your confirmed contribution after approval.

  3. Get started

    Pay and follow activation

    Find payment details in your account, upload your proof and follow your membership status. Cover is subject to the fund’s requirements.

Prefer paper?

Download the fund’s application form, fill it in and sign it, then send us a PDF or a photo of each page. The fund keys it for you and contacts you.

Pay your way

Choose the method that suits you once the fund approves your application. Upload your proof of payment in your account, and a receipt follows once the fund confirms the money.

  • EcoCash

    Pay from your USD EcoCash wallet with the payment reference shown in your account, then upload your proof.

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  • Bank transfer

    Transfer to the fund’s account, then upload your proof.

    Bank detailsShown in your account

  • SSB payroll deduction

    For civil servants. Contributions are deducted from your salary.

    You’ll needAn SSB deduction form

  • Cash at the office

    Pay in person at the fund’s office counter.

    You getA receipt from the fund

After an EcoCash or bank payment

  1. Upload your proof
  2. The fund confirms the money
  3. Receipt in your account
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Member app

Your membership,
always within reach.

Sign in on the web or add the member app to your phone. See where you stand, follow your payments and talk to your fund.

  • Know where you stand

    See your recorded membership status, application progress and the next action to take.

  • Follow your payments

    Upload a bank or EcoCash proof, follow its review and access receipts when funds are confirmed.

  • Keep care organised

    View available claim records, access your digital card and search for service providers.

  • Talk to your fund

    Send an enquiry, track a complaint or request a call back through your signed-in account.

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