Australians treated with natural therapies may soon be able to claim rebates on Extras Cover. Following a review completed last year, the government has reinstated 7 of the 16 natural therapies that were removed from private health insurance cover in 2019. The health insurance industry is now developing framework to cover: Private Healthcare Australia, the...
Bupa members who had Hospital Cover claims rejected between 1 May 2018 and 31 August 2023 may be entitled to compensation. The health insurer has announced it incorrectly rejected “mixed coverage” claims – claims for 2 or more treatments at a time – and certain other types of claims during this period. Bupa has apologised...
Members of Teachers Health and TUH are about to become part of the sixth largest health insurer in Australia. The two not-for-profit insurers have announced they will merge next week on 1 July, forming a combined insurer that will cover 500,000 people, Teachers Health said. TUH said the merger will bring some small benefits to...
Australians uncertain about whether or not to get health insurance could find the decision a little easier next week, as of 1 July. Those who don’t have Hospital Cover and earn over a certain income threshold get charged the Medicare Levy Surcharge at tax time – a levy of between 1% and 1.5%. For some...
Australians are claiming on private health insurance more than ever, new data shows. The latest figures from APRA (Australian Prudential Regulation Authority), which regulates the health insurance industry, show that insurers paid $18.9 billion in Hospital Cover claims for the 12 months ending 31 March 2025 – an increase of 6.9%. For Extras Cover claims,...
Healthscope private hospitals remain open for surgeries and treatments, despite the organisation going into receivership this week. Some Australians with Hospital Cover were concerned that private hospital treatment could be harder to access in the wake of the Healthscope collapse, but the organisation said its hospitals will remain open for treatments. Healthscope – which operates...
The government has announced it will investigate health insurers for using a loophole to raise their prices. In December last year, Minister of Health Mark Butler warned health insurers to stop ‘phoenixing’ policies after a Commonwealth Ombudsman report brought the practice to light. By law, health insurers can only raise prices once a year, but...
Most Australians will pay more for health insurance next week due to a reduction in a rebate designed to make health cover cheaper. Cuts to the Private Health Insurance Rebate take effect on April 1 at the same time as most policies are increasing in price by an average of 3.7% – which adds up...
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Most Australians have tried a diet at some point in their lives, which means many have discovered that crash dieting and programs which promise quick results are rarely successful in the long term. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data, more than 2.3 million Australians over the age of 15 were on a...
If doing more exercise is a priority for you, well done for taking care of your health. Being physically active is proven to boost self-esteem, energy and sleep quality, and can also help you manage stress and depression. Plus, when you make exercise a regular habit, you’ll lower your risk of chronic diseases such as...
Maybe you’re considering getting health insurance for the first time but unsure whether it’s worth the money. Maybe you’re looking at the amount you’re spending on health insurance and wondering whether you’re getting enough value from it. Whatever your reason for querying the value of health insurance, it’s a worthy question. We asked Professor Luke...
Every year thousands of Australians set new year resolutions to improve their lives in the coming year, and 2025 is no exception. For many of us, those resolutions involve wellbeing goals, but other people might choose to focus on better financial choices, or improvements in other areas of their lives (or all of the above). ...
If you’ve ever been sick or injured for a long period of time, you’ll know all too well that health equals wealth. Being sick not only limits your lifestyle, it can be expensive, with GP visits now $74.66 on average, with the Medicare rebate only covering $39.75, and Aussies visiting a GP 5.6 times a...