{"id":474470,"date":"2021-03-10T09:04:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T07:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=474470"},"modified":"2021-03-10T09:04:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T07:04:54","slug":"how-to-save-money-on-medical-expenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/474470\/how-to-save-money-on-medical-expenses\/","title":{"rendered":"How to save money on medical expenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Clicks\u2019 pharmacists can help you with advice on how to avoid unnecessary out-of-pocket medication costs, ensuring you never pay more for your medication than you have to in 2021.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.co.za\/medication-savings?utm_source=businesstech&amp;utm_medium=advertorial&amp;utm_campaign=clickshealth_12333-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view all promotions Clicks has to offer.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are a few pointers to get both your health and your finances back on track:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">You can save up to 30% with generic alternatives<\/h3>\n<p>A generic medicine is the same as existing brand name originator medicine in dosage form, safety, strength, quality, and performance characteristics.<\/p>\n<p>The benefit of these generic medicines is that they tend to be cheaper than the brand name alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>Your Clicks pharmacist can offer you an affordable generic alternative, potentially saving you up to 30% on your medication compared to an originator medicine or even another more expensive generic medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Your medical aid may also only pay for authorised chronic medication up to a certain level of cover, and higher-priced medicines will use up your cover much faster.<\/p>\n<p>Your Clicks pharmacist can assist by dispensing the generic medicines that your medical aid pays for in full, which ensures your benefits last longer.<\/p>\n<p>Note that this is applicable to medicine authorised by your medical aid, so it is best to check your medical aid benefits for more information.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Save with Clicks medical aid partners<\/h3>\n<p>Filling your scripts at a pharmacy provider which is not on your medical aid\u2019s preferred or designated provider list can lead to additional out-of-pocket medication costs or penalty co-payments.<\/p>\n<p>Clicks has partnered with most medical aids to ensure that you avoid these unnecessary co-payments and out of pocket expenses.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Get your share of over *R100 million in self-medication savings<\/h3>\n<p>Clicks offers great value through its low pricing and promotions on self-medication brands.<\/p>\n<p>At Clicks, we are committed to saving you over *R100 million across our top self-medication brands via promotions in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Ensure you stay up to date with all Clicks promotions by visiting <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.co.za\/medication-savings?utm_source=businesstech&amp;utm_medium=advertorial&amp;utm_campaign=clickshealth_12333-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this webpage.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ClubCard members can also earn points on the dispensing fee.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Claiming from the applicable medical aid benefit<\/h3>\n<p>Your Clicks pharmacist can help you save by ensuring your monthly medication is correctly claimed from the applicable benefit within your medical aid.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are paying cash or via your medical aid, Your Clicks pharmacist can help you save on your medication costs in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><em>*The R100m saving is calculated as the difference between the standard cash self-medication marked up price and the promotional price charged on all planned promotional product sales over the year 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clicks\u2019 pharmacists can help you with advice on how to avoid unnecessary 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