Private Health Information Statement - Hospital policy

Silver+ Hospital Essentials $400 Excess

TUH, part of the Teachers Health Group

Monthly Premium

$285.63 #

(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

# 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 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 current or former union members and their families.

Hospital cover

This policy exempts you from the Medicare Levy Surcharge.

This policy provides accident cover - check with your insurer for details.

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

This policy includes cover for

Hospital Cover Legend
Back, neck and spineGastrointestinal endoscopyPain management with device
BloodGynaecologyPlastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary)
Bone, joint and muscleHeart and vascular systemPodiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon – limited benefits)
Brain and nervous systemHernia and appendixRehabilitation
Breast surgery (medically necessary)Implantation of hearing devicesSkin
Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancerJoint reconstructionsSleep studies
Dental surgeryKidney and bladderTonsils, adenoids and grommets
Diabetes management (excluding insulin pumps)Lung and chestHospital psychiatric services
Digestive systemMale reproductive systemPalliative care
Ear, nose and throatMiscarriage and termination of pregnancy
Eye (not cataracts)Pain management

This policy does not include cover for

Hospital Cover Legend
Assisted reproductive servicesInsulin pumpsWeight loss surgery
CataractsJoint replacements
Dialysis for chronic kidney failurePregnancy 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 on admission. This is limited to a maximum of $400 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

Value-added services: home care after hospital, chronic disease management programs, hospital substitute programs (conditions apply). **Accident cover for included service categories only. An excess is applied once per adult per calendar year. The hospital excess is waived for dependants. Reducing your excess is considered to be upgrading your membership. We will charge your previous excess within the first two months of the upgrade, including for adults who are upgrading their level of cover by joining/re-joining as a dependant on a family membership.

For further information about this policy see

https://tuh.com.au/hospital/silver-plus-hospital-essentials

Ambulance cover

In Northern Territory this policy provides:

Emergency: Unlimited with a waiting period of 1 day.

Non-emergency: Unlimited transport with a waiting period of 1 day, or 1 day 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

Members who have COMBINED HOSPITAL AND EXTRAS COVER are entitled to emergency ambulance services benefits. No annual limit will apply to emergency road ambulance services. State-owned air ambulance transportation services are covered up to $6,000 per person per annum. From 1 Jan 2022, members who have eligible stand-alone extras cover may claim the cost of a third-party ambulance subscription fee from the Health Program benefit category (sub-limits apply).

For further information about this policy see

https://tuh.com.au/information/glossary/ambulance

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.