Private Health Insurance

Does private health insurance cover visits to a GP?  No. Private health insurance does not cover visits to see a General Practitioner (GP). Instead, visits to the GP are covered by Medicare. If you are enrolled with Medicare, it will pay some or all of the cost:

Residential Aged Care and private health insurance What is Residential Aged Care? In Australia, Residential Aged Care is care for older people who can no longer live independently at home. It includes accommodation and 24-hour personal and nursing care, including: The idea behind Residential Aged Care is to ensure older people receive the support they...

Natural Therapies and private health insurance What is a Natural Therapy? A Natural Therapy is a complementary or alternative therapy used to diagnose, treat and prevent illness, including: In other words, Natural Therapies are treatments that fall outside conventional or mainstream medicine.  Natural Therapy is not a registered health profession. Instead, the Australian Traditional Medicine...

Home Care Packages and private health insurance What are Home Care Packages? If you are older and have complex needs, you can get a Home Care Package to help you live independently in your own home. Many older people choose a Home Care Package because it helps them stay at home rather than go into...

Cosmetic Surgery and private health insurance What is Cosmetic Surgery? Cosmetic Surgery is surgery that is designed to improve a person’s appearance by reshaping a bodily feature. In other words, Cosmetic Surgery is not performed for a medical reason. What is the difference between Cosmetic Surgery and Plastic Surgery? Plastic Surgery is a broad field...

In this Guide, we provide an overview of Private Health Insurance in Australia, as well as answer your most common questions. This Guide explains:

An ambulance service includes the treatment paramedics provide to sick or injured people in an emergency and transport to hospital in a vehicle designed to provide emergency care. Sometimes ambulances are used to transport patients between hospitals. In Australia, ambulance services use: Due to the vast distances, ambulance services also use helicopters and airplanes, especially...

No. Medicare does not cover the cost of being treated by paramedics and/or being transported in an ambulance. Depending on where you live, you may have to pay if you use an ambulance service or the state or territory government where you live could offer a free service. Find out how ambulance services operate in...