TRAVEL OUT OF AUSTRALIA BY BOTH AUSTRALIANS and NON-AUSTRALIANS Your domestic private health insurance will not cover you outside Australia. Overseas medical, and particularly hospital costs can be crippling, and in many countries the standard of health cover may not be to our required levels. Good travel insurance will not only cover costs of treatment… Read More
Hans Rosling’s famous lectures combine enormous quantities of public data with a sport’s commentator’s style to reveal the story of the world’s past, present and future development. Now he explores stats in a way he has never done before – using augmented reality animation. In this spectacular section of ‘The Joy of Stats’ he tells… Read More
The Federal Government Minister for Health Ms Sussan Ley has major concerns with the average increases of 5-6% in premiums following a survey of almost 40,000 participants. Value for money and affordability was a clear message that rang loud and clear from the public, to the Private Health Insurance funds. The minister announced “It’s become… Read More
If you turn 31 on or before 30 June 2016, this is your year to get Private Hospital Cover to avoid paying extra. If you are older, the clock is ticking, and you are accruing the loading. Lifetime Health Cover (LHC) is an Australian Government scheme that will penalise you 2% per year that you… Read More