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Australia’s Health Funds providing healthcare to over 11 million consumers
Our Private Healthcare Funds now cover millions of Australian consumers who know that ill-health can strike at any time.
They all know that it is better to be covered; that it is always better to… Read more
My family’s got access to Australia’s best doctors and specialists
Accessing the very best specialists
Our family knows we have access to the best hospital and medical treatment.
Our experience:
“When I had an emergency heart attack recently in a remote area of SA,… Read more
Better Information on Australian Hospitals
MyHospitals presents information on hospitals throughout Australia and how they compare against national and state and territory data, including:
* Hospital profile
* Services offered
* Number of admissions
* Waiting times… Read more
Over 800,00 Australians Have Diabetes
Around 1 in 25 Australians have diabetes, according to an article released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This is up from 1 in 40 in 1995.
Men are one and a half… Read more
Health News
Australia’s Health Funds providing healthcare to over 11 million consumers
Our Private Healthcare Funds now cover millions of Australian consumers who know that ill-health can strike at any time.
They all know that it is better to be covered; that it is always better to… Read more
Better Information on Australian Hospitals
MyHospitals presents information on hospitals throughout Australia and how they compare against national and state and territory data, including:
* Hospital profile
* Services offered
* Number of admissions
* Waiting times… Read more
Over 800,00 Australians Have Diabetes
Around 1 in 25 Australians have diabetes, according to an article released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This is up from 1 in 40 in 1995.
Men are one and a half… Read more
Many Lifestyle Factors Linked to Diabetes Risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)
A new study reports that weight, diet, exercise, smoking and alcohol intake may each independently influence a person’s risk of getting diabetes.Researchers found that even when people… Read more
Health Improvements
Private Health Industry Contibution to the Public Health Sector
How the Private Health Industry supports and contributes to the public health sector:
- There were 573 private hospitals operating in Australia in 2009–10
(Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2011. Australian Hospital
Higher Rebates for Older Australians
The Australian Government supports privately insured people by giving them a rebate on their premiums for both hospital and general treatment cover. Everyone with private health cover receives a rebate of at least 30%. The… Read more
More Services Covered
Until now, to have your medical treatments covered by your private health insurance, you had to be admitted to hospital. Even though there might be other ways you could be treated just as effectively.
Now… Read more
Comparing Health Products
The Australian Government has made it compulsory for all health funds to sum up their products in the same way. So now it is easier to compare different private health products – even if they… Read more
Your Stories
My family’s got access to Australia’s best doctors and specialists
Accessing the very best specialists
Our family knows we have access to the best hospital and medical treatment.
Our experience:
“When I had an emergency heart attack recently in a remote area of SA,… Read more
Share Your Stories
Tell us your story, so we can tell everyone about the good things that happen in our Health Care system, and we can all work on eliminating the bad experiences.
Note: Comments will be moderated.… Read more
Your Stories about Private Healthcare
Here are just some of the stories you have shared with us about your expereinces in the private healthcare system.
We will do our best to make sure the bad ones do not happen again… Read more
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