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What Does 200%, 500% or 700% Gap Cover Actually Mean? Tariff Percentages Explained

If you have shopped around for gap cover in South Africa, you have probably seen plans advertised at 200%, 500% or 700%. The numbers look arbitrary, and most brochures do not bother to explain them. They matter, though. The percentage on your gap cover policy is what decides whether your bill from the anaesthetist/other specialists, for in-hospital procedures, will be settled in full or leave you owing thousands. This article

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TRA's Vital Cover Plus - our second entry level Gap Cover option

TRA Vital Cover Plus: Our Second Entry-Level Gap Cover Product

If you are a medical aid member in South Africa looking for protection beyond basic coverage, TRA’s Vital Cover Plus is designed to provide enhanced entry-level gap cover with essential extra benefits. Vital Cover Plus adds in-network co-payment cover, sub-limit cover for internal prostheses, and an oncology co-payment benefit on top of TRA’s core gap cover protection. The headline difference, though, is the jump in tariff cover: from 300% on

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basic cover 300, affordable gap cover from R99

TRA Basic Cover 300: Our Affordable Entry-Level Gap Cover Product

If you are a medical aid member in South Africa, consider TRA’s Basic Cover 300, designed to provide affordable, entry-level gap cover for protection against medical aid shortfalls. What Is TRA’s Basic Cover 300? Basic Cover 300 is TRA’s entry-level gap cover policy, available from R99 per month for an individual and R197 per month for a family in 2026. This gap cover product works alongside your registered medical aid,

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What Does 200%, 500% or 700% Gap Cover Actually Mean? Tariff Percentages Explained

TRA Vital Cover Plus: Our Second Entry-Level Gap Cover Product

TRA Basic Cover 300: Our Affordable Entry-Level Gap Cover Product

What Does 200%, 500% or 700% Gap Cover Actually Mean? Tariff Percentages Explained

TRA Vital Cover Plus: Our Second Entry-Level Gap Cover Product

TRA Basic Cover 300: Our Affordable Entry-Level Gap Cover Product

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