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ahm
AIA Health Insurance
Allianz Care Australia
APIA Health Insurance
Astute Simplicity Health
Australian Unity
Bupa Health Insurance
CBHS Corporate
CBHS Health
Defence Health
Doctors Health
Emergency Services Health
Frank
GMHBA
GU Health
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HCF
HCi
Health Partners
HIF
Hunter Health Insurance (by CDH Benefits Fund)
ING Health Insurance
Latrobe Health Services
Medibank
Mildura Health Fund
Navy Health
nib
Nurses & Midwives Health
onemedifund
Peoplecare
Phoenix Health Fund
Police Health
Priceline Health Insurance
Qantas Insurance
Queensland Country Health Fund
Real Health Insurance
Reserve Bank Health Society (RBHS)
rt health
see-u By HBF
Seniors Health Insurance
St Lukes Health
Suncorp Health Insurance
Teachers Health
Territory Health Fund
Transport Health
TUH
UniHealth
Union Health
Westfund
News Overview
NSW residents may face higher bill for health cover next year
Premiums predicted to rise by $114 a year
Claims for private hospital procedures rise, APRA report finds
Aussies parents paying large Gaps for obstetric care
Health insurers respond to Ozempic’s popularity
Health insurers paying more benefits than ever, report shows
Misunderstanding health insurance policy causes ‘bill shock’
Health insurance premiums to rise 3.03% on 1 April
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If you have private health insurance, you may in certain situations receive treatment more quickly than someone without private health insurance.
You require emergency surgery to treat trauma or acute illness when you arrive at an emergency department.
As a public patient in a public hospital, you receive treatment immediately.
You require surgery that is classified as elective because it is booked in advance after a specialist clinical assessment.
If you go to a private hospital, you often receive treatment more quickly than if you were on a public waiting list.
Receiving treatment at a private hospital can be very expensive.
Most people who elect to go to a private hospital for surgery have Hospital Cover.
This insurance helps them pay for the cost of being treated in a private hospital.
However, there is nothing to stop you paying in full for being treated at a private hospital if you can afford it.