Health Insurance Fund of Australia Limited
Silver Hospital $200/$400
$215.1 / month
(Before Rebate, Discount & Loading)
Available in TAS
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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: Only one person.
Policy ID: HIF/S1/TABV10
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
Back, neck and spine
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
Heart and vascular system
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
Plastic and reconstructive surgery (medically necessary)
Podiatric surgery (provided by a registered podiatric surgeon)
Rehabilitation
Skin
Sleep studies
Tonsils, adenoids and grommets
This policy does not include cover for
Assisted reproductive services
Cataracts
Dialysis for chronic kidney failure
Insulin pumps
Joint replacements
Pain management with device
Pregnancy and birth
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 $200 per person and $200 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 known or no gap specialist). For family policies, no excess applies to dependants under the age of 18.
For further information about this policy see: https://www.hif.com.au/silverhospital-factsheet
Ambulance cover
Ambulance cover is provided by the State government for residents of Tasmania. This may include cover whilst interstate, except for South Australia and Queensland where no cover applies. In other states please check with Ambulance Tasmania - https://www.health.tas.gov.au/ambulance/fees_and_accounts.
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
Silver Hospital $200/$400
$215.1 / month
(Before Rebate, Discount & Loading)
Available in TAS
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/S1/TABV10
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