How long are private health insurance waiting periods?

Health Insurance Waiting Period Estimator

You will have to serve a waiting period when you start a new private health insurance policy or increase your level of cover. A waiting period protects members of the fund by ensuring that individuals aren't able to make a large claim shortly after joining and then cancelling their membership. This kind of behaviour would result in increased premiums for all members.

Use this calculator to choose a hypothetical date in the future (or leave it on the default setting, which is today's date) to determine when you will be covered for various types of coverage.


MonthsStandard Waiting Period
0
  • Accidents
  • Ambulance
2
  • Chiropractic/Osteopathic
  • Alternate/Natural Therapies
  • Dietetics
  • Eye Therapy
  • Hospital Treatment
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Pharmaceutical Perscriptions
  • Physiotherapy
  • Podiatry
  • Speech Therapy
  • General Dental
6
  • Optical
12
  • Orthotics
  • Major Dental
  • Pre-Existing Conditions
  • Pregnancy Related Services

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