Private Health Information Statement - Combined policy

GMHBA Basic Plus Starter Family Package $250

Monthly Premium

$446.40 #

(before any rebate, loading or discount)

Covers one adult & dependants (2 or more people, only one of whom is an adult)

Available in Northern Territory

Closed to new members

# 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 and other dependants up to and including the age of 20, students up to and including the age of 24, as well as persons with a disability who qualify as a child or other dependant or student in these age ranges.

Hospital cover

This policy exempts you from the Medicare Levy Surcharge.

This policy does not provide accident cover or benefits for travel and accommodation (outside of hospital).

This policy includes cover for

Hospital Cover Legend
Dental surgeryChemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancerMiscarriage and termination of pregnancy
Gastrointestinal endoscopyDiabetes management (excluding insulin pumps)Pain management
Hernia and appendixDigestive systemPain management with device
Joint reconstructionsEar, nose and throatPalliative care
Tonsils, adenoids and grommetsEye (not cataracts)Plastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary)
Assisted reproductive servicesHeart and vascular systemPodiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon – limited benefits)
Back, neck and spineHospital psychiatric servicesPregnancy and birth
BloodImplantation of hearing devicesRehabilitation
Bone, joint and muscleJoint replacementsSkin
Brain and nervous systemKidney and bladderSleep studies
Breast surgery (medically necessary)Lung and chest
CataractsMale reproductive system

This policy does not include cover for

Hospital Cover Legend
Dialysis for chronic kidney failureInsulin pumps
GynaecologyWeight 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.

The following payments may also apply for hospital admissions

Excess: You will have to pay an excess of $250 per admission. This is limited to a maximum of $250 per person and $500 per policy per year.

Excess payments do not apply to hospital admissions for dependants.

Co-payments: No co-payments

The following waiting periods for hospital admissions apply to new or upgrading members

Waiting periods:

  • 2 months for palliative care, rehabilitation and hospital psychiatric treatments, even if pre-existing
  • 12 months for other pre-existing conditions
  • 12 months for pregnancy and birth (obstetrics)
  • 2 months for all other treatments

Gap Cover

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.

Other features of this hospital cover

Private hospital cover for some services. For all other services, except exclusions you are covered as a private patient in a public hospital.

General Treatment Cover

This health insurer does not operate a preferred provider scheme.

This policy includes General treatment (Extras) cover for

General treatment legend
TreatmentWaiting period (months)Benefit limits (per 12 months unless otherwise stated)Examples of maximum benefits
General dental2$600 per personPeriodic oral examination - 100% of charge
Scale & clean - 100% of charge
Fluoride treatment - 100% of charge
Major dental12$600 per person
(combined limit for major dental & endodontic - Sub-limits apply)
Surgical tooth extraction - 55% of charge
Endodontic12Filling of one root canal - 55% of charge
Orthodontic12$300 per person
$1,100 lifetime limit
(Sub-limits apply)
Braces for upper & lower teeth, including removal plus fitting of retainer - 55% of charge
Optical6$200 per personSingle vision lenses & frames - 100% of charge
Multi-focal lenses & frames - 100% of charge
Physiotherapy2$300 per person
(combined limit for physiotherapy, exercise physiology & other services)
Initial visit - 55% of charge
Subsequent visit - 55% of charge
Acupuncture2$200 per person
(combined limit for acupuncture & remedial massage)
Initial visit - 55% of charge
Subsequent visit - 55% of charge
Remedial massage2Initial visit - 55% of charge
Subsequent visit - 55% of charge
Audiology2$200 per personInitial visit - 55% of charge
Subsequent visit - 55% of charge
Ante-natal/Post-natal classes2$200 per personInitial visit - 55% of charge
Subsequent visit - 55% of charge
Dietetics/dietary advice2$200 per personInitial visit - 55% of charge
Subsequent visit - 55% of charge
Exercise physiology2Combined limit - see PhysiotherapyInitial visit - 55% of charge
Subsequent visit - 55% of charge
Eye therapy (orthoptics)2$200 per person
(combined limit for eye therapy (orthoptics) & speech therapy)
Initial visit - 55% of charge
Subsequent visit - 55% of charge
Speech therapy2Initial visit - 55% of charge
Subsequent visit - 55% of charge

This policy does not include General treatment (Extras) cover for

General treatment legend
Blood glucose monitorsNon PBS pharmaceuticalsOther treatments - check with your insurer
ChiropracticPodiatry
Hearing aidsPsychology

Other features of this general treatment cover

$400 p/p per year for preventative dental, all other dental benefits pay 65% of the cost. Rates discounted for direct debit.

Ambulance cover

In Northern Territory this policy provides:

Emergency: Unlimited with no waiting period.

Call-out fees:  will be paid for each attendance, including emergency treatment without transport to hospital.

Other features of this ambulance cover

Benefits for emergency transportations are available on hospital and selected eligible extras covers. To avoid unexpected out of pockets, we strongly recommend taking out a subscription to be covered Australia wide, regardless of your health insurance. If you have eligible extras cover, provide us with the subscription receipt to receive a benefit up to 100% of the subscription cost.

Disclaimer

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.

Covered

For information on what is covered under each category, see https://www.privatehealth.gov.au/categories

Restricted

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.

Not Covered

These categories are not covered by this policy.