About Us

Welcome to privatehealth.com.au and thank you for supporting Private Health Insurance.

We’ve changed the name of our organisation

Our new name is ‘Private Healthcare Australia’. We used to be the AHIA, but no longer!

We still represent the Private Health insurance industry and the millions of Australians who have chosen Private Healthcare Cover through our industry health funds.

We are now over 11 million Australians strong

There are now over 11 million Australians with Private Healthcare: families, grandparents, parents, children, couples and singles.

These Australians have chosen Private Healthcare because it provides better quality healthcare – better cover – better access – better care – for themselves and their families.
In fact, over 50% of Australians now rely on Private Healthcare.

Our Vision

Our vision is to work independently and with governments to provide Australians with the best cover, the best access, and the best healthcare services in the world.

Our Role and Mission

Our role is to represent the 11 million Australians who choose better quality healthcare services. Our mission is to put their healthcare needs first.

Our Quality Standards

We clearly stand for the provision of ‘better quality’ healthcare services for all our members

Our Values and Beliefs

Our members
• value responsibility and believe in taking control of their own healthcare affairs.
• value freedom of choice and believe in their right to choose their own health cover and treatment.
• value quality and believe in their right to choose better quality healthcare services.
• value service and believe that speed and convenience are important aspects of service.
• value affordability and believe that governments need to recognise the real financial contribution that members make in supporting Australia’s health system.

Private Healthcare Australia (PHA), formerly known as the Australian Health Insurance Association (AHIA), has created this website to provide you with information about private health insurance as an industry and as a sector of the wider Australian Health system. Private Healthcare Australia is the Australian private health industry’s peak representative body that represents 21 health funds throughout Australia and collectively covers over 95% of the private health insurance industry.

Private Healthcare Australia member funds today provide healthcare benefits for approximately 11 million Australians.

As a privately insured Australian who is taking responsibility for your own health care, we hope this resource will provide you with interesting information about the private health sector.

Private Healthcare Australia believes your health is your most valuable asset and by taking out Private Health Insurance you have demonstrated that you think so too. As you would know, people who have private health insurance have the peace of mind that comes with knowing they have access to the best available and safest medical treatments when (and if) they become necessary.

You can contact us via email to share your thoughts and suggestions on what should be on this site.

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