Finance News - April 3rd April Health Premium Rise Aftermath: You Can Still Switch In the wake of the April 1 health insurance price rise, health groups are still reminding consumers to shop around for private health insurance. The Consumers Health Forum (CHF) has reassured Australians that they can change...
Health Insurance - March 30th Health Premiums To Rise An Average 4.84% In 2017 Health Minister Greg Hunt has confirmed that health insurance premiums will rise an average of 4.84% in 2017. The approved rise means privately insured individuals will be paying an extra $2 per week for health insurance...
Health Insurance - March 27th What Is Working Visa Health Insurance? Working visa health insurance is a type of health insurance that international workers need when they move to Australia for work.
Health Insurance - March 27th OVHC Insurance: Who Offers Working Visa Health Cover? If you need to buy working visa health cover or overseas visitors health cover (OVHC), find out which insurance companies offer it.
Finance News - March 27th Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Is Discounting Drugs In Update More than 1,100 medicine brands will have their prices reduced under the updated Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), the government has announced.
Health Insurance - March 27th What Is A Benefit Replacement Period? Benefit replacement periods apply to health insurance cover for things like hearing aids, dentures, diabetics blood test kits, and more.
Health Insurance - March 27th Top Health Insurance Claims For Hospital Cover Nearly 1 in 2 Australians has hospital cover health insurance. Canstar outlines the most common claims on hospital cover benefits. Health insurance statistics in Australia At present, 46.6% of the Australian population holds a hospital cover...
Health Insurance - March 27th nib Wins Outstanding Value OSHC Award nib OSHC student health insurance won the 2016 CANSTAR Award for Outstanding Value Overseas Student Health Cover. Find out why!
Health Insurance - March 27th Features To Include In Your Working Visa Health Cover Make sure your policy will cover you fully while you’re working in Australia, with help from CANSTAR.
Health Insurance - March 13th More Aussie Patients Are Being Bulk-Billed Survey reveals fewer Australians are paying for a visit to their GP
Health Insurance - March 10th Have your say Canstar is conducting a quick survey to hear your views on Australian private health insurance. Help us by taking part in a short and snappy survey below.
Health Insurance - March 9th Why Is April 1 So Important For Health Insurance? There are several important times of year for health insurance, including April 1. Check your health cover before April arrives. Important times of year for health insurance There are several important times of year for health...
Finance Stories - March 3rd The 'Woeful' Performance of Australia's Public Hospitals Emergency and elective surgery waiting times have worsened, according to the latest public hospital report card. Does this highlight the value of private health insurance? The Australian Medical Association's (AMA) 2017 Public Hospital Report Card has...
Health Insurance - March 1st Are You In A High Risk Area For Cardiovascular Disease? Geographical research from The Heart Foundation has indicated that Aussies living in regional areas are more prone to developing CVD.
Health Insurance - February 28th Trying to Quit Smoking? Tips To Help You Quit Quitting smoking can be a major struggle for all involved! Thinking about quitting? Here's some tips that might help you break the habit!
Health Insurance - February 22nd White Shirt Day and Teal Ribbon Day: Raising Awareness For Ovarian Cancer White Shirt Day has been run since 2001 through fashion retailer Witchery, raising funds for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.
Finance Stories - February 21st $27 Million Health Funding To Provide For Indigenous Children The government will put $27 million towards immunisation, health checks, and maternal health programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Finance Stories - February 7th Cancer Survival Rate Improving The latest report from AIHW shows both cancer diagnosis rates and cancer survival rates are increasing.
Health Insurance - February 3rd Dental Health Insurance: What Is Dental Insurance? What is dental insurance and what does it cover? Where can you get outstanding value dental health insurance? No matter what life stage you are at, whether it’s scheduling your own annual dental check-up, getting dental...
Health Insurance - February 1st What Is The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)? What is the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme? The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) is run by the Australian Government under their National Medicines Policy. With some medication costing thousands of dollars, the PBS subsidises the cost of these...