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Private Health Insurance
Australians can take out private health insurance, which means that you can choose the doctor or specialist who treats you in hospital and you can go to a private hospital or be treated as a private patient in a public hospital.
www.PrivateHealth.gov.au helps you search for a new health insurance policy by comparing the benefits or premiums of all health private health insurance policies sold in Australia. The site is independent of health insurers and managed by the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman.
Follow the links below for more information on private health insurance issues.
Updated May 2011
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| Title: | Australian health system: how it works - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Australia's healthcare system - find out how it works, which health services are funded by the governments and which services are privately funded. |
| Date: | Dec 2011 |
| Title: | Better Access to Private Health Insurance Information |
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| Publisher: | HealthInsite Editorial Team |
| Description: | The growing number of Australians covered by private health insurance will find it easier to make informed choices about their level of cover with handy new tools available on www.privatehealth.gov.au |
| Date: | Nov 2011 |
| Title: | Overseas student health cover - frequently asked questions |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | This page contains frequently asked questions on Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC). |
| Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Title: | Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | The HCP data set is a valuable source of information for the private health industry. |
| Date: | Jul 2011 |
| Title: | Deed for the provision of overseas student health cover |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | The deed for the provision of overseas student health cover (OSHC) is a legal document which sets out the conditions that registered Australian health funds must comply with in order to provide OSHC policies. |
| Date: | Jul 2011 |
| Title: | Prostheses List Advisory Committee |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | The Prostheses List Advisory Committee members |
| Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Title: | Report on private health fund service and performance |
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| Publisher: | HealthInsite Editorial Team |
| Description: | The Private Health Insurance Ombudsman (PHIO) today published its annual State of the Health Funds Report, providing information on the comparative performance and service delivery of private health insurance funds in Australia. |
| Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Title: | Private Health Insurance - Legislation |
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| Publisher: | Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | Information on the major pieces of legislation governing private health insurance. |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | Private health insurance - Medicare levy surcharge |
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| Publisher: | Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | Questions and answers regarding the Medicare levy surcharge. |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | The private health insurance 30% rebate |
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| Publisher: | Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | The Australian Government provides a 30% Rebate on appropriate private health insurance cover |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | Private health insurance - glossary of commonly used terms |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | Terms used in public health insurance. |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | Overseas visitors' health cover |
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| Publisher: | Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | This page provides information about health insurance eligibility for overseas visitors to Australia. |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | Private health insurance - frequently asked questions |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | This page contains frequently asked questions by consumers about Private Health Insurance. |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | Private health insurance rebates - frequently asked questions |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | This page contains questions and answers for Private Health Insurance Rebates |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | Private Health Insurance Rebates |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | The Australian Government provides a 30% rebates on appropriate private health insurance cover |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | Private health insurance |
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| Publisher: | Inspire Foundation |
| Description: | Private health insurance isn't for everyone, but it might be good for you. Check out this fact sheet for info. |
| Date: | Sep 2010 |
| Title: | Private health insurance rebates |
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| Publisher: | Medicare Australia |
| Description: | Information about the Federal Government 30 percent rebate and how you can receive it. |
| Date: | Mar 2010 |
| Title: | Funding sources for admitted patients in Australian hospitals, 2005-06 |
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| Publisher: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| Description: | This report provides information on sources of funding for the provision of care to admitted patients in Australian hospitals in 2005-06. The report compares funding for privately insured and public patients in public and private hospitals and, in particular, compares the Australian Government contributions for these patients. |
| Date: | Dec 2009 |
| Title: | Private health insurance circulars |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | The Private Health Insurance Branch of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing produced Health Benefit Fund (HBF) and Private Hospital (PH) and more recently the new system, Private Health Insurance (PHI) circulars on topics of interest to the health industry. |
| Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Title: | Out-of-pocket expenses for private medical treatment (informed financial consent) |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | This page contains information about how out-of-pocket expenses for private medical expenses can arise. |
| Date: | Oct 2008 |
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