Private Health Information Statement - Hospital policy

Corporate Basic Plus Health Cover

Monthly Premium

$435.10 #

(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 Tasmania

# You may be entitled to an Australian Government rebate on the above premium. Your premium may also include a Lifetime Health Cover loading 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.

Available to employees of a company that has an agreement with Medibank

Hospital cover

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.

This policy includes cover for

Hospital Cover Legend
Back, neck and spineGynaecologyPain management with device
BloodHeart and vascular systemPalliative care
Bone, joint and muscleHernia and appendixPlastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary)
Brain and nervous systemHospital psychiatric servicesPodiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon – limited benefits)
Breast surgery (medically necessary)Implantation of hearing devicesRehabilitation
Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancerInsulin pumpsSkin
Dental surgeryJoint reconstructionsSleep studies
Diabetes management (excluding insulin pumps)Kidney and bladderTonsils, adenoids and grommets
Digestive systemLung and chestWeight loss surgery
Ear, nose and throatMale reproductive systemCataracts
Eye (not cataracts)Miscarriage and termination of pregnancyDialysis for chronic kidney failure
Gastrointestinal endoscopyPain managementJoint replacements

This policy does not include cover for

Hospital Cover Legend
Assisted reproductive servicesPregnancy and birth

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 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
  • 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

This policy offers a Private Room Promise at Members’ Choice hospitals, as well as benefits towards Home Nursing services and Health Screening services, and cover for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)-type devices. Conditions apply, see Insurer for details.

Ambulance cover

Ambulance cover is provided by the State government for residents of Tasmania. This may include cover whilst interstate, except for South Australia and Queensland where no cover applies. In other states please check with Ambulance Tasmania - https://www.health.tas.gov.au/ambulance/fees_and_accounts.

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.