Private Health Information Statement - Hospital policy

Better Hospital (Silver+) $500 excess

Monthly Premium

$254.45 #

(before any rebate, loading or discount)

Covers only one person

Available in NSW & ACT

# 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.

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
Assisted reproductive servicesEye (not cataracts)Pain management
Back, neck and spineGastrointestinal endoscopyPain management with device
BloodGynaecologyPalliative care
Bone, joint and muscleHeart and vascular systemPlastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary)
Brain and nervous systemHernia and appendixPodiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon – limited benefits)
Breast surgery (medically necessary)Implantation of hearing devicesPregnancy and birth
CataractsInsulin pumpsRehabilitation
Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancerJoint reconstructionsSkin
Dental surgeryJoint replacementsSleep studies
Diabetes management (excluding insulin pumps)Kidney and bladderTonsils, adenoids and grommets
Dialysis for chronic kidney failureLung and chestHospital psychiatric services
Digestive systemMale reproductive system
Ear, nose and throatMiscarriage and termination of pregnancy

This policy does not include cover for

Hospital Cover Legend
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.

The following payments may also apply for hospital admissions

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

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

No excess applies for Dependent Children up to and including 21 years

For further information about this policy see

https://www.queenslandcountry.health/siteassets/product-factsheet-download/better.pdf

Ambulance cover

In NSW & ACT this policy provides:

Emergency: with a waiting period of 1 day, limited to 1 services per year.

Call-out fees:  will not be paid.

Other features of this ambulance cover

This product provides automatic cover for emergency ambulance services within your respective State/Territory only. When travelling outside your home State/Territory you are covered for one emergency ambulance transport service or on-the-spot emergency treatment per person per Membership Year. Other conditions apply – for more information please visit https://www.queenslandcountry.health/cover-options/ambulance-cover/.

For further information about this policy see

https://www.queenslandcountry.health/cover-options/ambulance-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.