Health Insurance

If you’re trying to reduce your health insurance premiums, opting for a higher excess could soon be one way to curb premium costs.

According to a recent APRA report, private health cover is currently at an 11-year low with only 44.6% of Australians covered. In addition to this, Roy Morgan research recently found that nearly half (43.8%) of more...

A number of changes to health insurance kicked in from 1 April, 2019 across the country. The Federal Government has rolled out reforms in an attempt to make it easier for Australians to choose a health insurance policy, including...

The Federal Government plans to provide the Ombudsman with more power to enable it to investigate and resolve the complaints of health fund members more efficiently. What is the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman? The Private Health...

Every year we invite Australian financial institutions to put forward their most progressive products for Canstar’s Innovation Excellence Awards. From those submissions, Canstar’s panel of experts assessed a number of products and services across online banking,...

Private health insurance gives you the peace of mind of knowing that you and your family will be covered, should any health problems crop up.

A number of Federal Government reforms designed to make private health insurance simpler and more affordable will kick in from 1 April, 2019. Among these reforms are changes to travel and accommodation benefits for patients and...

We have crunched the numbers and compared the products to bring you a shortlist of the providers which offer outstanding value overseas student health cover and working visa health cover.

Insurers may also choose to offer additional cover under the Basic, Bronze and Silver categories to meet the needs of their consumers. These upgraded policies can feature the name of the category along with the word...

What are the changes to natural therapies? As part of its private health insurance overhaul, the Federal Government has removed cover for 16 natural therapies from the definition of private health insurance general treatment. This means...