Overseas Student and Working Visa Health Cover Star Ratings and Awards
2023 Overseas Student Health Cover and Working Visa Health Cover Star Ratings and Awards
Canstar releases our Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) and Working Visa Health Cover Star Ratings and Awards.
Release: 23 March, 2023
Outstanding Value Awards — Overseas Student Health Cover
Outstanding Value Awards — Working Visa Health Cover
About the 2023 Overseas Student and Working Visa Health Cover Outstanding Value
Canstar’s Star Ratings process uses a sophisticated and unique ratings methodology that compares both cost and features across health insurance policies offered to international residents who are in Australia to study or on a working visa. The highest Star Rating possible is a Five Star Rating.
Compare Overseas Student Health Cover Policies
Canstar’s Outstanding Value Awards for Overseas Student and Working Visa Health Cover are derived from those Star Ratings results. The Outstanding Value Awards recognise the providers found to have excelled across the range of products and policies rated, taking price point into consideration as well.
Learn more→ Working Visa Health Cover
How did we decide on the winners?
To be rated for Canstar’s Star Ratings and considered for the Outstanding Value Awards, health care policies for overseas students and those holding a working visa on Canstar’s database must meet Canstar’s eligibility criteria.
Eligible products and policies are then rated across different consumer profiles. For overseas student health cover (OSHC):
- 15 different consumer profiles
- Three different types of household structures, including single, couple and family
- Five visa duration periods
For working visa health care policies:
- Three consumer profiles
- Three different types of household structures, including single, couple and family
You can learn the full details of Canstar’s OSHC and Working Visa Health Cover Star Ratings and Awards in the methodology.
Numbers crunched by Canstar Researchers
Overseas Student Health Cover
6 providers assessed
6 products rated
15 consumer profiles considered
Working Visa Health Cover
11 providers assessed
49 products rated
3 consumer profiles considered
4 award-winning providers
Read our OSHC methodology →
Read our Working Visa Health Cover methodology →
View the full Star Ratings results for OSHC →
View the full Star Ratings results for Working Visa Health Cover →
See all Canstar Star Ratings and Award results →
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About: Josh Sale, Ratings Manager
Bachelor of Commerce, Economics/Finance dual major, Griffith University. Master of Data Science, Strategy and Leadership, RMIT (ongoing studies)
Joshua Sale is responsible for developing the methodology and delivering Canstar’s flagship Star Ratings, as part of Canstar’s Research team. With tertiary qualifications in economics and finance, he enjoys helping Australians find more suitable financial products by transforming complex calculations into a consumer-friendly Star Rating that explains the values and benefits of different financial products.
As one of Canstar’s company spokespeople, Joshua has participated in print, radio and broadcast interviews with the likes of the Australian Financial Review, news.com.au and Money magazine, along with other leading media outlets, discussing topics such as home loan equity, banking incentive schemes, digital wallets and wider finance trends.
Joshua is known for his ability to simplify complex products and technical information, crunching the data into meaningful insights for consumers about finance. He has analysed several consumer markets across banking, insurance and wealth, and is keenly interested in various topics, ranging from how Australians interact with their superannuation funds, to the dynamic nature of the health insurance market, and collecting and redeeming credit card reward points.
Joshua believes that knowledge is the first step towards empowerment. Even while studying, he facilitated peer-assisted study sessions for economics, and represented his University’s Business School in an academic committee.
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