Author: Trudie McConnochie

If you’re among the 1.7 million Australians caring for someone with dementia, or you’ve been diagnosed with the condition yourself, you might be wondering whether private health insurance can help.   While there isn’t a cure for dementia, there are many treatments that can help manage the condition. In this blog we’ll explain more about using...

If you have both Hospital Cover and Extras Cover with one insurer, you might assume that those 2 policies are treated as one policy. It turns out you can have Hospital and Extras cover as ‘separate’ policies – also called ‘split’ or ‘second’ or ‘standalone’ policies, depending on the terminology your insurer uses. This can...

If you’ve visited a pharmacy lately you’ll know that medicines can be expensive, even when they’re subsidised by the government. The good news is that if you’re prescribed medication that isn’t subsidised by the government, you might be able claim back some of those costs on private health insurance, depending on your cover. Here’s what...

Private health insurance exists to help you access healthcare treatments or services that might otherwise be very expensive or out of reach. Even if you’re healthy now, you don’t know what’s ahead, and it can be reassuring to know that if you face a long waiting list in the public health system, you could be...

If you have a health condition and you’re worried it might disqualify you for health insurance, we have good news. In Australia, health insurers legally can’t deny you cover for a pre-existing condition nor for a family history of illness. But they can impose a waiting period, which means you won’t be able to claim...

If you want Hospital Cover that provides the bare essentials, Basic Hospital Cover could be your best bet. You’ll need to do your homework, though, as some Basic health insurance policies don’t provide much in the way of value – and they aren’t necessarily cheap, either. Using the healthslips.com.au Calculator, we found a $2,772.72 difference...

If you want more health cover than a Basic policy, a Bronze Hospital Cover policy could be a good choice, providing cover on 21 of the 38 hospital clinical categories which can be claimed on private health insurance. But that doesn’t mean all Bronze health insurance policies give you the same level of value –...

If you’re looking for the best Silver health insurance in Australia, price will naturally be one of the big factors in your decision. But you also need to consider what you get for that policy – paying more for a policy doesn’t automatically mean better cover.   Unlike most health-insurance comparison websites, here at healthslips.com.au we’re...