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Review private health insurance premium rates and policy terms to see if you might be able to save money on your premiums.
Complete our short private health cover enquiry form and we’ll connect you with private health insurance quote options through our National Broker Referral Network.
Whilst we enjoy a very generous public health system in this country, private health insurance offers some significant benefits. These benefits include;
The Australian Government introduced Lifetime Health Cover in 2000, which can affect premiums depending on the age at which a person first takes out private hospital cover.
This is because a Lifetime Health Cover loading can apply when a person first takes out eligible private hospital cover after age 30.
For example, taking out eligible cover later can result in a higher premium than for someone who took out cover earlier, subject to the Lifetime Health Cover rules.
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