Open Insurers

Phoenix Health Fund

About Phoenix Health Fund What is Phoenix Health Fund? Phoenix Health Fund is a private health insurer that operates as an open health fund.  Background Phoenix Health Fund was established in 1953 in Newcastle to provide hospital cover for employees of Stewarts and Lloyds, a steel tube manufacturer. As part of the Tubemakers of Australia...

Peoplecare

About Peoplecare What is Peoplecare? Peoplecare Health Insurance (Peoplecare) is a private health insurer that operates as an open health fund.  Background Peoplecare was established in 1953 as the health insurer for employees and families of the steel manufacturer John Lysaght Australia Ltd.  In 1979 when BHP bought John Lysaght Australia Pty Ltd, Peoplecare offered...

nib

About nib What is nib? NIB Health Funds Ltd (nib) is a private health insurer that operates as an open health fund.  Background nib began in the 1950s when workers at BHP Steelworks in Mayfield set up the Newcastle Industrial Benefits Hospital Fund and the Newcastle Industrial Medical Fund. In 1977, the insurer changed its...

onemedifund

About onemedifund What is onemedifund? onemedifund is a private health insurer that operates as an open health fund.  Background In 2007, not-for-profit insurer Peoplecare helped establish National Health Benefits Australia Pty Ltd, which trades under the brand onemedifund. Peoplecare manages onemedifund on behalf of its parent company. Who can join onemedifund? Anyone can join onemedifund...

Mildura Health Fund

About Mildura Health Fund What is Mildura Health Fund Mildura Health Fund is a private health insurer that operates as an open health fund.  Background Established in 1929, Mildura Health Fund was the first health fund of its type in Victoria. Its objective was to create a fund that covers hospital costs so members would...

Medibank

About Medibank What is Medibank? Medibank Private (Medibank) is a private health insurer that operates as an open health fund.  Background Established in 1976 by the Australian government as a not-for-profit health insurer, the Health Insurance Commission initially ran Medibank.  In 1998, the Australian government removed Medibank from the control of the Health Insurance Commission,...

Latrobe Health Services

About Latrobe Health Services? What is Latrobe Health Services? Latrobe Health Services is a private health insurer that operates as an open health fund.  Background  Latrobe Health Services was established in 1950 by power workers to make hospital and ambulance care affordable for people living in the Latrobe Valley. In 2005 it took over Federation...

Health Partners

About Health Partners What is Health Partners? Health Partners is a private health insurer that operates as an open health fund.  Background Established in South Australia in 1937, it is now South Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund with 90,000-plus members throughout Australia. The insurer operates several dental and optical businesses in South Australia. Who can...