Insurance Guides: General Guides
4 Treatments Your Family Needs on Their Health Cover
Deciding what to include in your health insurance cover can be very confusing and many families simply don’t know how......
Private Health Insurance for Smokers: Do They Pay More?
Smokers pay high prices for their cigarettes, but many Australians believe that they should pay high prices for health insurance......
Top 5 Ways to Save Big Money on Your Health Insurance
The rising costs of health insurance premiums mean that many Australians are concerned about whether they can continue to afford......
How Do You Switch Private Health Insurance Providers?
Over half of Australians have some degree of health insurance. Consumers have the option to shop around among multiple health......
What is the Medicare Levy Surcharge and who has to pay it?
Not everybody has or wants private health insurance, but there are times when it can make financial sense to take......
What is the Lifetime Health Cover Loading fee in Australia?
Lifetime Health Cover (LHC) is a government initiative that encourages people to take out health insurance earlier in life –......
Health insurance for couples
Taking out a joint health insurance policy with your partner can make a lot of sense. It’s convenient and sometimes......
What are the benefits of having private health insurance?
Australian residents and some visitors on student or work visas have Medicare coverage to provide payment for their hospital treatment......
Why is there a Waiting Period for Health Insurance?
Most funds have waiting periods to start off with, and some may be longer than others. However, the government has......
Medicare and Dental Cover
Medicare does not cover most out-of-hospital services and if you need any type of dental treatment, you will need Extras......