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ahm health insurance

lite 50 basic plus

$385.70 / month

(Before Rebate, Discount & Loading)

Available in VIC

You may be entitled to an Australian Government Rebate on the above premium. Your premium may also include a Lifetime Health Cover Loading, an Age-based Discount or an insurer discount. Check with your insurer for details.

This policy covers: Two adults (and no-one else).

Policy ID: AHM/J47/VDKQ20

Source: Private Health Information Statement (PHIS)

Hospital Cover

  • This policy exempts you from the Medicare Levy Surcharge.
  • This policy provides accident cover - check with insurer for details.
  • This policy does not provide benefits for travel or accommodation outside of hospital.
Covered
Restricted Cover
Not Covered
This policy includes cover for
Dental surgery
Hernia and appendix
Hospital psychiatric services
Joint reconstructions
Miscarriage and termination of pregnancy
Palliative care
Rehabilitation
Tonsils, adenoids and grommets
This policy does not include cover for
Assisted reproductive services
Back, neck and spine
Blood
Bone, joint and muscle
Brain and nervous system
Breast surgery (medically necessary)
Cataracts
Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancer
Diabetes management (excluding insulin pumps)
Dialysis for chronic kidney failure
Digestive system
Ear, nose and throat
Eye (not cataracts)
Gastrointestinal endoscopy
Gynaecology
Heart and vascular system
Implantation of hearing devices
Insulin pumps
Joint replacements
Kidney and bladder
Lung and chest
Male reproductive system
Pain management
Pain management with device
Plastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary)
Podiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon)
Pregnancy and birth
Skin
Sleep studies
Weight loss surgery

The benefits paid for hospital treatment will depend on the type of cover you purchase and whether your fund has an agreement in place with the hospital in which you are treated. See ‘Agreement Hospitals’ on privatehealth.gov.au for which hospitals have arrangements with your insurer – https://privatehealth.gov.au/dynamic/agreementhospitals.

Under this policy, you may have to pay out-of-pocket costs above what you get from Medicare or your private health insurer. Before you go to hospital, you should ask your doctors, hospital and health insurer about any out-of-pocket costs that may apply to you.

The following payments may also apply for hospital admissions

Excess: You will have to pay an excess of $750 per admission. This is limited to a maximum of $750 per person per year.

Co-payments: No co-payments

The following waiting periods for hospital admissions apply to new or upgrading members Waiting periods:
  • 2 months for palliative care, rehabilitation and hospital psychiatric treatments, even if pre-existing
  • 12 months for other pre-existing conditions
  • 2 months for all other treatments
Gap Cover

This provider offers 'known gap' or 'no gap' cover for medical bills for this product. The Medical Costs Finder (https://www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools/medical-costs-finder) lets you find out more about the cost of specialist medical services.

Other features of this hospital cover

This cover also includes Accident Override and limited medically necessary ambulance. Limited to 1 trip per single policy or 2 trips per couple per financial year.

Extras Cover

ahm Health Insurance does not operate a preferred provider scheme. Included Extras benefits apply to any recognised provider. See https://members.ahm.com.au/find-a-provider.

This policy includes General treatment (Extras) cover for
Treatment & waiting period (months)
Benefit limits per 12 months unless otherwise stated
Examples of maximum benefits
Chiropractic 0

$750 per person

combined limit for chiropractic, endodontic, general dental, osteopathy, physiotherapy & other services

  • Initial visit: 50% of charge
  • Subsequent visit: 50% of charge
Endodontic 12

$750 per person

combined limit for chiropractic, endodontic, general dental, osteopathy, physiotherapy & other services

  • Filling of one root canal: 50% of charge
General dental 0

$750 per person

combined limit for chiropractic, endodontic, general dental, osteopathy, physiotherapy & other services

  • Fluoride treatment: 50% of charge
  • Scale & clean: 50% of charge
  • Surgical tooth extraction: 50% of charge
  • Periodic oral examination: 50% of charge
Osteopathy 0

$750 per person

combined limit for chiropractic, endodontic, general dental, osteopathy, physiotherapy & other services

  • Initial visit: 50% of charge
  • Subsequent visit: 50% of charge
Physiotherapy 0

$750 per person

combined limit for chiropractic, endodontic, general dental, osteopathy, physiotherapy & other services

  • Initial visit: 50% of charge
  • Subsequent visit: 50% of charge
Chiropractic

Waiting period:  0 month

Benefit limits per 12 months unless otherwise stated

{$750 per person}

{combined limit for chiropractic, endodontic, general dental, osteopathy, physiotherapy & other services}

Examples of maximum benefits

{Initial visit: 50% of charge}

{Subsequent visit: 50% of charge}

Endodontic

Waiting period:  12 months

Benefit limits per 12 months unless otherwise stated

{$750 per person}

{combined limit for chiropractic, endodontic, general dental, osteopathy, physiotherapy & other services}

Examples of maximum benefits

{Filling of one root canal: 50% of charge}

General dental

Waiting period:  0 month

Benefit limits per 12 months unless otherwise stated

{$750 per person}

{combined limit for chiropractic, endodontic, general dental, osteopathy, physiotherapy & other services}

Examples of maximum benefits

{Fluoride treatment: 50% of charge}

{Scale & clean: 50% of charge}

{Surgical tooth extraction: 50% of charge}

{Periodic oral examination: 50% of charge}

Osteopathy

Waiting period:  0 month

Benefit limits per 12 months unless otherwise stated

{$750 per person}

{combined limit for chiropractic, endodontic, general dental, osteopathy, physiotherapy & other services}

Examples of maximum benefits

{Initial visit: 50% of charge}

{Subsequent visit: 50% of charge}

Physiotherapy

Waiting period:  0 month

Benefit limits per 12 months unless otherwise stated

{$750 per person}

{combined limit for chiropractic, endodontic, general dental, osteopathy, physiotherapy & other services}

Examples of maximum benefits

{Initial visit: 50% of charge}

{Subsequent visit: 50% of charge}

With lite 50 basic plus you get one limit to use on one, or all, of your included extras each financial year.

This policy does not include General treatment (Extras) cover for
Acupuncture
Ante-natal/Post-natal classes
Audiology
Blood glucose monitors
Chinese medicine
Dietetics/dietary advice
Exercise physiology
Eye therapy (orthoptics)
Health management / Healthy lifestyle
Hearing aids
Home nursing
Major dental
Non PBS pharmaceuticals
Occupational therapy
Optical
Orthodontic
Orthotics (podiatric orthoses)
Podiatry
Psychology
Remedial massage
Speech therapy
Vaccinations

Ambulance cover

In VIC this policy provides:

Emergency: Unlimited with a waiting period of 1 day.

Call-out fees: Will be paid for each attendance, including emergency treatment without transport to hospital.

Other features of this ambulance cover: Unlimited benefits for medically necessary ambulance trips to the nearest hospital that is able to provide the level of care you require. TAS and QLD have State schemes to cover ambulance services for residents of those States.

Insurer Details

ahm health insurance

lite 50 basic plus

$385.70 / month

(Before Rebate, Discount & Loading)

Available in VIC

ahm health insurance

http://www.ahm.com.au

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Disclaimer: This document is not a Private Health Information Statement (PHIS), and it is not intended to replace that document. The details contained in the healthslips.com.au Policy Information was provided by the insurer to the Australian Government. It is intended as general information. It may not take into account your circumstances. For further information contact the insurer. Information used is Licensed from the Commonwealth of Australia under a Creative Commons 3.0 licence.Private Health Information Statement is available from the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman website at https://privatehealth.gov.au/dynamic/Premium/PHIS/AHM/J47/VDKQ20

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