Publicis Groupe UAE medical scheme · unofficial summary
Same money, different plan. Here is what actually moved.
The scheme changed insurer on 1 September 2026. The headline limit is identical, so the differences hide in the middle of the table: everyday scans now cost you a little, the US is covered for the first time, and a few travel benefits quietly disappeared.
The changeover1 September 2026
Until 31 Aug 2026
Orient Insurance
Administered by NextCare · Summit, worldwide excluding the USA · Comprehensive network
From 1 Sep 2026
Sukoon Insurance
Administered by Bupa Global outside the UAE · Dubai Worldwide Health Plan, Company Gold with Dental · Premium network
What to do differently
Install MembersWorld and set your bank details. Claims, pre-authorisation and your documents live there, the way MyHealth worked before. Your old login is dead.
Check the clinic is on the Premium network before you book, using Facilities Finder. Off-network out-patient care costs you 10% even inside the UAE.
Use the free seven-day follow-up. Same condition, same provider, in-network, no charge. It covers dental and mental health consultations too, but not therapy sessions.
Expect a small bill for scans and lab tests: 20%, capped at AED 100 each. Advanced imaging is exempt.
Book physio and therapy more freely. The old session caps are gone.
Ration chiropractic, osteopathy, podiatry, home nursing and dietician visits. They now share one pool of ten a year.
Travelling to the US: carry the BlueCross BlueShield Global card, call for pre-authorisation before any treatment, and keep your boarding pass and passport stamp. Claims need proof of your arrival date.
Newly spelled out as excluded
Some were not covered before either, but the new guide names them, which makes a claim harder to argue.
Genetic testing and growth hormone therapy
Stem cell treatment and experimental or unproven treatment
Obesity and weight management, including related surgery
Treatment for sleep disorders. Diagnosis is covered, treatment is not
Multiple consultations with consultants inside the UAE for the same thing
Infertility treatment, cosmetic treatment and donor organ costs