Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 3, 2022 3:38:52 GMT 12
HEALTH INSURER SOUTHERN CROSS IS PARTNERING WITH WAIKATO-TAINUI TO OFFER UP TO $1250 A YEAR FOR DAY-TO-DAY COVER TO EACH OF THE IWI’S 14,000 KAUMATUA (ELDERS).
At present, the iwi offers annual medical grants to registered members aged 60-plus. But for the first time, kaumatua can now use this money to pay for a basic Southern Cross health policy. At this point it doesn’t cover mental health issues, nor does it cover surgery.
Kerry Boielle, chief sales and marketing officer at Southern Cross, says the scheme is a first for the insurer. Kaumatua who take up the offer can access services such as GP visits, dental care, optometry, physiotherapy and chiropractic care up to the $1250 cap......
www.goodreturns.co.nz/article/976520224/southern-cross-offers-special-health-insurance-deal-to-iwi-s-elders.html
At present, the iwi offers annual medical grants to registered members aged 60-plus. But for the first time, kaumatua can now use this money to pay for a basic Southern Cross health policy. At this point it doesn’t cover mental health issues, nor does it cover surgery.
Kerry Boielle, chief sales and marketing officer at Southern Cross, says the scheme is a first for the insurer. Kaumatua who take up the offer can access services such as GP visits, dental care, optometry, physiotherapy and chiropractic care up to the $1250 cap......
www.goodreturns.co.nz/article/976520224/southern-cross-offers-special-health-insurance-deal-to-iwi-s-elders.html