Polmed medical aid plans in South Africa 2025| Statista

As of 2025, the cheapest plan available from the South African Police Service Medical Scheme (Polmed) is the Aquarium plan (subsidized by employer) with a price range from *** to *** South African rand (approximately *** to **** U.S. dollars), depending on the main member's income bracket. The Marine full plan, which is not subsidized by the employer, has the highest contributions determined by income band, with monthly contributions ranging from ***** to ***** South African rand (around ***** to ***** U.S. dollars).

Polmed medial aid main member price range in South Africa in 2025, by plan (in South African rand)

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Release date

January 2025

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Region

South Africa

Survey time period

2025

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fiscal year

Supplementary notes

Fiscal year runs from 1 April to 31 March the following year.

Polmed is a restricted medical scheme in South Africa, which is reserved for employees of the South African Police Services.

Restricted medical schemes are only available to people who work in specific industries, have certain academic qualifications, are employees of a certain company or belong to certain professional associations in South Africa.

The price range data applies to main members only. Contributions for additional adult members are the same as the main member, and contributions for children are significantly less. South African medical schemes are non-profit trusts that their members own. The contributions made by the members are put together and used to pay pertinent medical costs where necessary while keeping a legislated surplus (at least a 25 percent solvency ratio) to prevent the scheme from collapsing. Some medical plans have an option for saving, which creates a collective savings from a member’s monthly payments for personal use.

Conversion date as of April 28, 2025.

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