Private Health Insurance

How do ambulance services work in NSW? If you live in NSW, you have to pay for being treated by paramedics and transported by ambulance. You can find the current fees and charges for ambulance services in NSW on NSW Ambulance’s website. You do not have to pay for ambulance services if you hold a:...

How do ambulance services work in the ACT? If you live in the ACT, you have to pay for being treated by paramedics and transported by ambulance. You can find the fees and charges for ambulances services in the ACT on the ACT Emergency Services Agency’s website.  You do not have to pay for ambulance...

Although private health insurance covers a broad range of treatments within Hospital Cover, Extras Cover and Ambulance Cover, there are some treatments the Australian government excludes. We refer to these treatments as ‘excluded treatments’ because they cannot be covered. At present, there are 4 types of treatments that private health insurance does not cover because...

In Australia, Medicare does not cover ambulance services. In QLD and TAS, you do not have to pay for being treated by paramedics or transported by ambulance. If you live in a state or territory where you have to pay for an ambulance and do not have a private health insurance policy that includes ambulance...

If you are considering taking out private health insurance, you may want Extras Cover. Extras Cover helps you cover the cost of a wide range of treatments that Medicare does not cover. In this overview, we explain everything you need to know about Extras Cover. We also provide a detailed summary of each of the...