(before any rebate, loading or discount)
Covers one adult & dependants, including non-student dependants (2 or more people, only one of whom is an adult)
Available in Victoria
# You may be entitled to an Australian Government rebate on the above premium. Your premium may also include a Lifetime Health Cover loading, an age-based discount or an insurer discount. Check with your insurer for details.
This policy covers children, students up to and including the age of 30 and non-students up to and including the age of 30, as well as persons with a disability who qualify as a child, student or non-student in these age ranges.
Membership of this insurer is restricted to current or former members of the ADF and the Defence community and their families.
Members of the ADF, Reservists, Ex-serving, their immediate families and Defence corporate employees
This policy exempts you from the Medicare Levy Surcharge.
This policy provides accident cover and benefits for travel or accommodation (outside of hospital) - check with your insurer for details.
| Back, neck and spine | Eye (not cataracts) | Pain management |
| Blood | Gastrointestinal endoscopy | Palliative care |
| Bone, joint and muscle | Gynaecology | Plastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary) |
| Brain and nervous system | Hernia and appendix | Podiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon – limited benefits) |
| Breast surgery (medically necessary) | Implantation of hearing devices | Skin |
| Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancer | Joint reconstructions | Sleep studies |
| Dental surgery | Kidney and bladder | Tonsils, adenoids and grommets |
| Diabetes management (excluding insulin pumps) | Lung and chest | Hospital psychiatric services |
| Digestive system | Male reproductive system | Rehabilitation |
| Ear, nose and throat | Miscarriage and termination of pregnancy |
| Assisted reproductive services | Heart and vascular system | Pain management with device |
| Cataracts | Insulin pumps | Pregnancy and birth |
| Dialysis for chronic kidney failure | Joint replacements | Weight loss surgery |
The benefits paid for hospital treatment will depend on the type of cover you purchase and whether your fund has an agreement in place with the hospital in which you are treated. See ‘Agreement Hospitals’ on privatehealth.gov.au for which hospitals have arrangements with your insurer – https://privatehealth.gov.au/dynamic/agreementhospitals.
Under this policy, you may have to pay out-of-pocket costs above what you get from Medicare or your private health insurer. Before you go to hospital, you should ask your doctors, hospital and health insurer about any out-of-pocket costs that may apply to you.
Excess: You will have to pay an excess on admission. This is limited to a maximum of $500 per person and $500 per policy per year.
Excess payments do not apply to hospital admissions for dependants.
Co-payments: No co-payments
Waiting periods:
This provider offers 'known gap' or 'no gap' cover for medical bills for this product.
The Medical Costs Finder lets you find out more about the cost of specialist medical services.
Access Gap available to reduce or eliminate out of pocket medical costs where the treating doctor, specialist, surgeon, anesthetist, pathologist or radiologist agrees to use it. Go to defencehealth.com.au or call 1800 335 425 for details.
In Victoria this policy provides:
Emergency: Unlimited with a waiting period of 2 months.
Non-emergency: Unlimited transport with a waiting period of 2 months.
Call-out fees: will be paid for each attendance, including emergency treatment without transport to hospital.
Comprehensive cover for ambulance services by state-appointed ambulance providers across Australia. This includes emergency services, non-emergency dispatch, mobile intensive care and air and sea ambulance services. Non-emergency services are those that are classed as clinically necessary; for example, you need to be monitored by a paramedic during transport. Patient transfer services and transport services by Patient Transport vehicles are not ambulance services and are not claimable.
The information contained in this Private Health Information Statement was provided by the insurer and is intended as general information. It may not take into account your particular circumstances. For information please contact the insurer.
For information on what is covered under each category, see https://www.privatehealth.gov.au/categories
Restricted categories partially cover your hospital costs as a private patient in a public hospital. You may incur significant expenses in a private room or private hospital.
These categories are not covered by this policy.