Bupa vs Medibank

Bupa and Medibank are two major health insurance providers in Australia. So how do they compare?

Below we compare some of the products available from Bupa and Medibank, including health insurance, overseas health cover, travel insurance and pet insurance.

What products do Bupa and Medibank offer?

Here are some of the main products offered by Bupa and Medibank:

Bupa Medibank
  • Health insurance
  • Overseas student health cover (OSHC)
  • Overseas visitor cover
  • Travel insurance
  • Car insurance
  • Home insurance
  • Landlord insurance
  • Pet insurance
  • Valuables insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Overseas student health cover (OSHC)
  • Overseas visitor cover
  • Travel insurance
  • Pet insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Funeral insurance

Bupa vs Medibank health insurance

Bupa and Medibank offer a range of health insurance products, including hospital only, extras only, combined hospital and extras, and ambulance cover. You can also choose health insurance by your life stage, including health insurance for singles, couples, families and single parents.

If you are considering Bupa or Medibank health insurance, you can compare what’s available in our comparison table below. This table is based on a single male born in 1980, who lives in the state of NSW, and is looking for a packaged Hospital & Extras policy. The table is sorted by star rating (highest to lowest).

You can compare Bupa and Medibank health insurance with Canstar. You can filter products based on the type of cover you want, your life stage, where you live and your age.

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Bupa vs Medibank overseas student health cover (OSHC)

Bupa and Medibank offer health insurance policies for international students, known as overseas student health cover (OSHC). Bupa and Medibank say their policies can meet visa health insurance requirements.

If you are considering Bupa or Medibank OSHC insurance, you can compare what’s available in our comparison table below. This table is based on cover for an international student coming to study on a 1-year study visa. The table is sorted by Star Rating (highest to lowest).

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Bupa vs Medibank overseas visitor health cover

Bupa and Medibank also offer overseas health cover for people visiting Australia and people working in Australia. These policies may be suitable if you need health insurance to meet your visa requirements.

If you are considering Bupa or Medibank working visa health cover, you can compare what’s available with Canstar.

Compare working visa health cover

Bupa vs Medibank travel insurance

Bupa and Medibank offer a range of travel insurance options with different levels of coverage. This includes travel insurance for domestic and international travel. Bupa travel insurance is issued by IAG, trading as CGU Insurance, while Medibank travel insurance is provided by Zurich.

If you are considering Bupa or Medibank travel insurance, you can compare what’s available in our comparison table below. This table is based on insurance for a couple aged less than 60 years old, who are travelling to the USA on a 10-day trip. The table is sorted by star rating (highest to lowest).

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Bupa vs Medibank pet insurance

Bupa and Medibank offer pet insurance for dogs and cats. You can choose from different levels of cover, including accident and illness cover and comprehensive cover. Bupa pet insurance and Medibank pet insurance are issued by Hollard.

If you are considering Bupa or Medibank pet insurance, you can compare a snapshot of what’s available in our comparison table below. This table shows the pet insurance options on offer for a 1-year-old dog of a medium-sized breed, for Accident & Illness cover. The table is sorted by star rating (highest to lowest).

Compare pet insurance

Before applying for any product, consider reading the relevant product documents on the Bupa and Medibank websites, including the Private Health Information Statement, Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and Target Market Determination (TMD) where relevant.

This content was reviewed as part of our fact-checking process.

Written by: Tamika Seeto | Last updated: January 12, 2022