Private Health Information Statement - Combined policy

Public Basic+ Hospital & Budget Extras

Monthly Premium

$375.73 #

(before any rebate, loading or discount)

Covers two adults & dependants (3 or more people, only 2 of whom are adults)

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 or an insurer discount. Check with your insurer for details.

This policy covers children and other dependants up to and including the age of 21, students up to and including the age of 31, as well as persons with a disability who qualify as a child or other dependant or student in these age ranges.

Membership of this insurer is restricted to Cover for the ADF community - serving, ex-serving ADF, employees of contractors to ADF and families.

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
Assisted reproductive servicesEye (not cataracts)Miscarriage and termination of pregnancy
Back, neck and spineGastrointestinal endoscopyPain management
BloodGynaecologyPain management with device
Bone, joint and muscleHeart and vascular systemPalliative care
Brain and nervous systemHernia and appendixPlastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary)
Breast surgery (medically necessary)Hospital psychiatric servicesPodiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon – limited benefits)
CataractsImplantation of hearing devicesPregnancy and birth
Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancerInsulin pumpsRehabilitation
Dental surgeryJoint reconstructionsSkin
Diabetes management (excluding insulin pumps)Joint replacementsSleep studies
Dialysis for chronic kidney failureKidney and bladderTonsils, adenoids and grommets
Digestive systemLung and chestWeight loss surgery
Ear, nose and throatMale reproductive system

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: No excess

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

Hospital Accommodation

Each person can be admitted as a private patient in a private hospital for up to 5 separate day procedures within a financial year (July to June). Navy Health’s cover includes hospital accommodation fees, theatre fees, and up to 100% of the Medicare Benefits Scheduled fee (MBS) for day admissions only. Overnight private hospital admissions are not covered. Always confirm coverage with Navy Health prior to your admission.

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

There is no excess and no co-payments on admission, and you are covered for all services in a public hospital. You are also covered for unlimited ambulance cover Australia-wide, which means you are not required to take out ambulance cover elsewhere.

For further information about this policy see

https://navyhealth.com.au/public-basic-hospital-budget-extras-cover/

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$500 per person
(combined limit for general dental & major dental)
Periodic oral examination - $28.00
Scale & clean - $50.00
Fluoride treatment - $15.60
Major dental12Surgical tooth extraction - $102.00
Optical6$170 per personSingle vision lenses & frames - 100% of charge
Multi-focal lenses & frames - 100% of charge
Non PBS pharmaceuticals2$200 per personPer eligible prescription - $50.00
Physiotherapy2$300 per personInitial visit - $37.00
Subsequent visit - $27.00
Chiropractic2$300 per person up to $600 per policy
(combined limit for chiropractic, osteopathy & other services)
Initial visit - $30.00
Subsequent visit - $22.00
Acupuncture2$200 per person up to $400 per policy
(combined limit for acupuncture, remedial massage, chinese medicine & exercise physiology)
Initial visit - $18.00
Subsequent visit - $18.00
Remedial massage2Initial visit - $18.00
Subsequent visit - $18.00
Chinese medicine2Initial visit - $18.00
Subsequent visit - $18.00
Exercise physiology2Initial visit - $18.00
Subsequent visit - $18.00
Osteopathy2Combined limit - see ChiropracticInitial visit - $30.00
Subsequent visit - $22.00
Members can access special offers from any of Navy Health’s preferred optical providers: OPSM, Laubman & Pank, Specsavers, Teachers Eye Care, Eyebenefit and Q Optical Network (QON). General treatment benefit year runs from 1 July to 30 June.

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

General treatment legend
Blood glucose monitorsOrthodonticOther treatments - check with your insurer
EndodonticPodiatry
Hearing aidsPsychology

Other features of this general treatment cover

Telehealth services available for Physiotherapy.

For further information about this policy see

https://navyhealth.com.au/public-basic-hospital-budget-extras-cover/

Ambulance cover

In Northern Territory this policy provides:

Emergency: Unlimited with a waiting period of 2 months.

Non-emergency: Unlimited transport with a waiting period of 2 months, or 2 months for pre-existing conditions.

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

Other features of this ambulance cover

We cover 100% of the cost of ambulance services within Australia, provided it is provided by a state based run Ambulance service, by either air/sea or land. We do not provide benefits for privately run patient transport services.

For further information about this policy see

https://navyhealth.com.au/public-basic-hospital-budget-extras-cover/

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.