Private Health Information Statement - Hospital policy

Medibank Bronze Everyday

Monthly Premium

$234.10 #

(before any rebate, loading or discount)

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

Available in South Australia

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 30, 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 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
Bone, joint and muscleEye (not cataracts)Miscarriage and termination of pregnancy
Brain and nervous systemGastrointestinal endoscopyPain management
Breast surgery (medically necessary)GynaecologySkin
Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancerHernia and appendixTonsils, adenoids and grommets
Diabetes management (excluding insulin pumps)Joint reconstructionsHospital psychiatric services
Digestive systemKidney and bladderPalliative care
Ear, nose and throatMale reproductive systemRehabilitation

This policy does not include cover for

Hospital Cover Legend
Assisted reproductive servicesHeart and vascular systemPlastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary)
Back, neck and spineImplantation of hearing devicesPodiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon – limited benefits)
BloodInsulin pumpsPregnancy and birth
CataractsJoint replacementsSleep studies
Dental surgeryLung and chestWeight loss surgery
Dialysis for chronic kidney failurePain management with device

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 cover has Accident Cover Boost. You’ll have access to all clinical categories included in Gold level hospital cover where you require hospital treatment as a result of injuries sustained in an Accident that occurred after joining your cover. See Medibank Member Guide for more information.

Ambulance cover

In South Australia this policy provides:

Emergency: Unlimited with a waiting period of 1 day.

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

Other features of this ambulance cover

Cover for an ambulance when you require immediate professional attention and you need to be transported to hospital or other approved facility and your medical condition is such that you cannot be transported any other way, or where an ambulance is called but transport is not needed. Cover for air ambulance where pre-approval has been obtained from Medibank. In all cases the ambulance provider must be Medibank approved. Please contact Medibank for further details.

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.