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Simplyhealth (Formerly known as Groupama Healthcare) - Santé

Santé by Groupama Healthcare


offers a choice of four levels of cover. The benefits in Section 1 provide the basics of medical insurance with cover for inpatient and outpatient treatment, home nursing, private ambulance, an NHS cash benefit and access to an advice and counselling helpline service. All group schemes must contain Section 1 benefits as a minimum level of cover.

Santé by Groupama Healthcare also offers two sets of optional benefit packages - Section 2 and Section 3 - and a selection of medical and non-medical add-ons that can be purchased in addition to the Section 1 benefits.

There is also a choice of two hospital bands, London and provincial and a range of excess and co-insurance options.
The core benefits of Santé by Groupama Healthcare are:

* Specialist fees - full refund
* Hospital charges - full refund
* Outpatient treatment on GP referral - £750
* Outpatient treatment on specialist referral - full refund
* Home nursing - full refund
* Private ambulance - full refund
* NHS Cash benefit - £150 per night (unlimited nights)

Benefits

Medical
Benefit Level All Section 1 only Section 1 + 2 Section 1 + 3 Section 1 + 2 + 3
Medical add-ons
Routine optical & dental All Yes No
Non-medical add-ons
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) All Yes No
international business travel (employee only) All Yes No

Key Facts - In-patient & Day Case Charges

Hospital accommodation charges including theatre fees, nursing costs, prosthesis, in-patient drugs & dressings
Full cover (within chosen hospital scale)
Surgeon / Consultant / Specialist & Anaesthetists fees
Full refund (in accordance with Groupama schedule of procedures)
Physicians fees & diagnostic tests
Full refund (in accordance with Groupama schedule of procedures)
Cancer Treatment Costs - Chemotherapy / Radiotherapy
Full refund
Psychiatric treatment
Not covered
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 2
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 2 + 3
Section 2
28 days in-patient cover per policy year
Six week option
Not available

Key Facts - Out-patient Charges

Complementary medicine
Section 1
GP referral for Osteopathy, Chiropractic, Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Reflexology and Aromotherapy within overall benefit of £750.
Specialist referral for Osteopathy, Chiropractic, Homeopathy and Acupuncture = Full refund
Diagnostic tests (excluding scans)
Section 1
GP referral for diagnostic tests (excluding MRI / CT / PET Scans) within overall benefit of £750.
Specialist referral for diagnostic tests = Full refund
GP referred consultations
Benefit Level - Section 1 only
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 2
Section 1
GP referred treatment (diagnostic tests and specified therapies) = £750 maximum
Specialist consultations on GP referral = Full refund
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 2 + 3
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 3
Section 1
GP referred treatment (diagnostic tests and specified therapies) = £750 maximum
Specialist consultations on GP referral = Full refund
Section 3
(Private) GP consultations = £150
Specialist consultations for chronic conditions = £150
Physiotherapy consultant referred
Full refund
Physiotherapy GP referred
Section 1
GP referred, included in total combined overall limit of £750 p.a
Psychiatric cover
Not covered
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 2
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 2 + 3
Section 2
Specialist Psychiatric treatment (out-patient) = £1,000
Radiotherapy / Chemotherapy
Full refund (on Specialist referral)
Scans - MRI / CT / PET
Full refund (on Specialist referral)
Surgical Procedures
Section 1
Out-patient surgical procedures carried out by a Specialist = Full refund
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 2 + 3
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 3
Section 1
Out-patient surgical procedures carried out by a Specialist = Full refund
Section 3
Out-patient surgical procedures carried out by a GP in own surgery = £150

Key Facts - Additional Benefits

NHS cash benefit
Benefit Level - Section 1 only
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 2
Section 1
£150.00 per night (Unlimited nights)
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 2 + 3
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 3
Section 3
£300 per night (Unlimited nights)
Nursing at home
Section 1
Full refund (for up to 13 weeks) on recommendation by Specialist and by a qualified nurse immediately following discharge from hospital
Parental accommodation
Full cover (child under 16 years of age)
Primary care
Not covered
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 3
Section 3
GP charges £150 for consultations and minor surgery & £25 per item for completion of claim forms and medical reports.
Plus City GP, access to selected London GP's for the member only
Private ambulance
Full refund (where medically necessary) during course of treatment

Additional Benefits

Alcohol & drug abuse
Not covered
Annual maximum limit
No annual maximum
Children covered
Up to age 25 and dependant
Chiropractors & Osteopaths
Section 1
GP referral for Osteopathy, Chiropractic, Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Reflexology and Aromotherapy within overall benefit of £750.
Specialist referral for Osteopathy, Chiropractic, Homeopathy and Acupuncture = Full refund
Dental treatment
Section 1
Not covered
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 2
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 3
Section 2
Fees charged by a dentist or an oral-surgical specialist for treatment of an accidental dental injury.

● Up to £10,000 max (monetary limits apply to individual treatments listed below)

Examination and administrative work Up to £25
Any necessary radiographs Up to £20
Porcelain jacket crown Up to £215
Porcelain bonded to metal crown Up to £290
Bonded bridgework – per replaced tooth Up to £250
Full metal crown (non-precious) Up to £210
Full metal crown (precious) Up to £250
Laboratory made temporary bridge following tooth loss Up to £70
Laboratory constructed adhesive bridge Up to £400
All-metal bridgework (non precious) Up to £210
All-metal bridgework (gold) Up to £250
Laboratory constructed adhesive facing or veneer Up to £205
Temporary denture following tooth loss Up to £100
Permanent denture (acrylic) Up to £180
Permanent denture (metal) Up to £300
Emergency splinting Up to £60
Root canal treatment (one root) Up to £80
Root canal treatment (two roots) Up to £120
Root canal treatment (multiple roots) Up to £160
Emergency and other necessary treatment not otherwise specified Up to £340
Treatment carried out on a non-restored tooth Up to £150
Non-temporary crowns Up to £150
Fixed bridges Up to £150
Adhesive bridges and veneers (recementing work only) Up to £50
All other treatments carried out on a restored tooth Up to £50
Routine optical & dental - Yes
Routine dental treatment
75% of the fees up to £1,000 for a dentist charges for the treatments listed below, but will not pay any more than the limit shown for each treatment during a single period of insurance.
Extractions (having teeth out) Up to £50 (per extraction)
Fillings Up to £40 (per filling)
Root canal treatment Up to £60 (per root)
Anaesthetics:
● nitrous oxide (gas) Up to £30 (per treatment)
● general anaesthetic Up to £60 (per treatment)
Inlays (porcelain or gold fittings to restore a decayed tooth or protect a weakened tooth) including all laboratory costs Up to £200 (per inlay)
Crown and bridge work (including all laboratory costs) Up to £300 (per prosthesis)
Dentures (including all laboratory costs) Up to £300 (per set of dentures)
We will refund 75% of the fees a dentist charges for routine dental consultations, X-rays, preventative treatment and the services of a hygienist.
Discretionary Benefit Option (DBO)
Not covered
GP minor surgery
Not covered
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 2 + 3
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 3
Section 3
GP charges £150 for consultations and minor surgery & £25 per item for completion of claim forms and medical reports
GP Referred Chiropody, Podiatry or Homeopathy
Section 1
GP referral for Osteopathy, Chiropractic, Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Reflexology and Aromotherapy within overall benefit of £750.
Specialist referral for Osteopathy, Chiropractic, Homeopathy and Acupuncture = Full refund
Hospice donation
Not covered
Infertility investigations
Not covered
Maternity cash benefit
Not covered
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 2 + 3
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 3
Section 3
£250 per child
Optional cash benefit
Not covered
Out of pocket expenses
£5 per night up to £30 per hospital stay
Overseas cover
international business travel (employee only) - No
Not covered
international business travel (employee only) - Yes
International business travel (employee only)
Reasonable expenses that arise (within the limits shown below) when travelling outside the UK for business purposes on behalf of the policyholder.
Cancellation (including ending the trip early) £3,000 (£50 excess applies)
Emergency medical and travel expenses £5 million (£50 excess applies)
Hospital cash benefit (£100 for each night) £2,500
Personal accident £20,000
Personal baggage £1,500 (£50 excess applies)
Delayed personal baggage £150
Missed departure £1,000
Travel delay (£25 for each 12-hour delay) £100
Passport £200
Personal money £500 (£50 excess applies)
Personal liability £2 million
Replacing business equipment £1,000 (£50 excess applies)
Replacing business documents £500 (£50 excess applies)
Replacing a business colleague £2,000 (£50 excess applies)
Length of trip
There is no limit to the number of business trips that can be made during any one period of insurance, but we will not cover trips lasting more than 30 days.
Personal & total disability benefit
Not covered
Post hospital recovery bonus
Not covered
Pregnancy
Not covered
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 2
Benefit Level - Section 1 + 2 + 3
Section 2
Cover for specified maternity / pregnancy complications only
Stress counselling helpline
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - No
Telephone counselling, unlimited calls
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Yes
Available as non-medical add-on - Extended Advice & Counselling Helpline with 24-hour access and face to face counselling 4 sessions (confidante) 6 sessions (confidante plus)
Transplants
As part of the Cancer cover bone marrow and stem cell transplants are covered
 
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