In this section we provide more information to help you when you need to claim on your health insurance policy.
Hospital cover provides cover for procedures that take place as an in-patient when you're admitted to hospital. Here, we provide information on a wide range of hospital features that health funds cover.
We've divided the information into features that appear on the Standard Information Statements*, and those that don't.
These are the features that health funds are required by law to show the extent of cover for on the Standard Information Statements*. These are also the features you can choose as part of your health insurance if you wish.
Assisted reproductive services
Cardiac - taking care of your heart
Dialysis for chronic renal failure (kidney disease)
Joint replacement surgery (hip, knee, shoulder and elbow)
These fact sheets provide useful information on other features relevant to hospital cover.
Extras cover provides cover for non-hospital medical features. Here, we provide information on a wide range of popular extras features that health funds cover.
All extras features appear on the Standard Information Statements
These are the features that health funds are required by law to show whether they are covered or not on the Standard Information Sheets.
* Health funds are required by law to provide Standard Information Statements (SIS) for each of their health insurance policies. Each SIS provides a summary of key product features, which the health funds are required to disclose the level of cover for.
