Health Insurance Fund of Australia Limited
Bronze Plus Hospital $500/$1000
$311.8 / month
(Before Rebate, Discount & Loading)
Available in SA
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You may be entitled to an Australian Government Rebate on the above premium. Your premium may also include a Lifetime Health Cover Loading or an insurer discount. Check with your insurer for details.
This policy covers: Two adults & dependants (3 or more people, only 2 of whom are adults).
Children (0 - 17), non-classified* dependant (18 - 20) and students (21 - 30), as well as persons with a disability who qualify as a child, non-classified* dependant and student in these age ranges. *Non-classified dependant: HIF describes any child dependant up to the age of 20
Policy ID: HIF/BRP/SBFF2D
Hospital Cover
- This policy exempts you from the Medicare Levy Surcharge.
- This policy does not provide accident cover.
- This policy does not provide benefits for travel or accommodation outside of hospital.
Covered
Restricted Cover
Not Covered
This policy includes cover for
Blood
Bone, joint and muscle
Brain and nervous system
Breast surgery (medically necessary)
Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy for cancer
Dental surgery
Diabetes management (excluding insulin pumps)
Digestive system
Ear, nose and throat
Eye (not cataracts)
Gastrointestinal endoscopy
Gynaecology
Hernia and appendix
Hospital psychiatric services
Implantation of hearing devices
Joint reconstructions
Kidney and bladder
Lung and chest
Male reproductive system
Miscarriage and termination of pregnancy
Pain management
Palliative care
Podiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon)
Rehabilitation
Skin
Tonsils, adenoids and grommets
This policy does not include cover for
Assisted reproductive services
Back, neck and spine
Cataracts
Dialysis for chronic kidney failure
Heart and vascular system
Insulin pumps
Joint replacements
Pain management with device
Plastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary)
Pregnancy and birth
Sleep studies
Weight loss surgery
The benefits paid for hospital treatment will depend on the type of cover you purchase and whether your fund has an agreement in place with the hospital in which you are treated. See ‘Agreement Hospitals’ on privatehealth.gov.au for which hospitals have arrangements with your insurer – https://privatehealth.gov.au/dynamic/agreementhospitals.
Under this policy, you may have to pay out-of-pocket costs above what you get from Medicare or your private health insurer. Before you go to hospital, you should ask your doctors, hospital and health insurer about any out-of-pocket costs that may apply to you.
The following payments may also apply for hospital admissions
Excess: You will have to pay an excess on admission. This is limited to a maximum of $500 per person and $1000 per policy per year.
Co-payments: No co-payments
The following waiting periods for hospital admissions apply to new or upgrading members
Waiting periods:
- 2 months for palliative care, rehabilitation and hospital psychiatric treatments, even if pre-existing
- 12 months for other pre-existing conditions
- 2 months for all other treatments
Gap Cover
This provider offers 'known gap' or 'no gap' cover for medical bills for this product. The Medical Costs Finder (https://www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools/medical-costs-finder) lets you find out more about the cost of specialist medical services.
Other features of this hospital cover
Your choice of treating doctor or specialist. Access Gap Cover for eligible services (visit hif.com.au/accessgap to learn more and find your nearest low or no gap specialist). For family policies, no excess applies to dependent children under the age of 18.
For further information about this policy see: https://www.hif.com.au/bronzeplushospital-factsheet
Ambulance cover
In SA this policy provides:
Emergency: Unlimited with a waiting period of 1 day.
Non-emergency: Unlimited transport with a waiting period of 30 days.
Call-out fees: Will be paid for each attendance, including emergency treatment without transport to hospital.
Other features of this ambulance cover: There is no limit to the number of emergency ambulance services you use. If you’re taken to a hospital’s emergency department for urgent treatment, we’ll cover 100% of the charge. If it’s a non-emergency ambulance service, you only make a $50 co-payment per trip. Not covered: Inter-hospital transportation except for inter-hospital transfers relating to an emergency or new illness where approved on a case by case basis by HIF. Transportation from a hospital to your home, nursing home or other hospital. Transportation for ongoing medical treatment. Off road, sea or air ambulance (plane, helicopter or boat).
For further information about this policy see: https://www.hif.com.au/ambulance
Insurer Details
Health Insurance Fund of Australia Limited
Bronze Plus Hospital $500/$1000
$311.8 / month
(Before Rebate, Discount & Loading)
Available in SA
Disclaimer: This document is not a Private Health Information Statement (PHIS), and it is not intended to replace that document. The details contained in the healthslips.com.au Policy Information was provided by the insurer to the Australian Government. It is intended as general information. It may not take into account your circumstances. For further information contact the insurer. Information used is Licensed from the Commonwealth of Australia under a Creative Commons 3.0 licence.Private Health Information Statement is available from the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman website at https://privatehealth.gov.au/dynamic/Premium/PHIS/HIF/BRP/SBFF2D
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