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Westfund Limited

Silver Plus Everyday 250 Hospital (Disability Dependants)

$407.29 / month

(Before Rebate, Discount & Loading)

Available in SA

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: One adult & dependants, including non-student dependants (2 or more people, only one of whom is an adult).

Children (0 - 17), non-classified* dependant (18 - 24), students (25 - 30) and non-students (25 to 30). Disabled dependant person: Participants in the National Disability Insurance Scheme(NDIS) are considered persons with a disability. Insurers may have a broader definition of persons with a disability. Check with the insurer for details. *Non-classified dependant: Non-Classified Dependant means a person who is between the age of 18 and 24 (inclusive), is not in a relationship on a bona fide domestic basis or dependant student as outlined in the PHI Act

Policy ID: WFD/H10/SFRH1P

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 provides benefits for travel or accommodation outside of hospital - check with insurer for details.
Covered
Restricted Cover
Not Covered
This policy includes cover for
Back, neck and spine
Blood
Bone, joint and muscle
Brain and nervous system
Breast surgery (medically necessary)
Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancer
Dental surgery
Diabetes management (excluding insulin pumps)
Digestive system
Ear, nose and throat
Eye (not cataracts)
Gastrointestinal endoscopy
Gynaecology
Heart and vascular system
Hernia and appendix
Hospital psychiatric services
Implantation of hearing devices
Joint reconstructions
Kidney and bladder
Lung and chest
Male reproductive system
Miscarriage and termination of pregnancy
Pain management
Palliative care
Plastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary)
Podiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon)
Rehabilitation
Skin
Sleep studies
Tonsils, adenoids and grommets
This policy does not include cover for
Assisted reproductive services
Cataracts
Dialysis for chronic kidney failure
Insulin pumps
Joint replacements
Pain management with device
Pregnancy and birth
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 $250 per admission. This is limited to a maximum of $250 per person and $250 per policy per year.

Excess payments do not apply to hospital admissions for dependants.

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

An EXCESS WAIVER applies for admissions into PRIVATE hospitals as a result of an accident. Travel & Accommodation benefits for inpatient hospitalisations. Access to health and wellbeing programs to provide rehabilitation and hospital care from home as well as management of chronic conditions (cancer support & weight management).

For further information about this policy see: https://www.westfund.com.au/dl/summaries/silver-hospital.pdf

Ambulance cover

In SA this policy provides:

Emergency: Unlimited with a waiting period of 1 day.

Non-emergency: Transport with a waiting period of 2 months, limited to $5,000 per person per year.

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

Other features of this ambulance cover: Cover for the unexpected. Feel assured with Australia-wide ambulance cover for emergency and non-emergency transportation (up to available limits). This product provides coverage for transport by a Westfund recognised Ambulance service provider in Australia either by covering the cost of state government levies or by covering the ambulance account. Recognised Ambulance service providers include: NSW Ambulance, Ambulance Victoria, Queensland Ambulance Service, ACT Ambulance Service, SA Ambulance Service, Ambulance Tasmania, St John Ambulance NT, St John Ambulance WA, St John Ambulance Norfolk Island and NSW Government local service providers.

For further information about this policy see: https://www.westfund.com.au/dl/summaries/silver-hospital.pdf

Insurer Details

Westfund Limited

Silver Plus Everyday 250 Hospital (Disability Dependants)

$407.29 / month

(Before Rebate, Discount & Loading)

Available in SA

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/WFD/H10/SFRH1P

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