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If you're looking for the best health insurance in Australia, it's basically impossible to get a single answer. Hospital vs extras, price, how much you're covered for, benefit limits, waiting periods and more – there's a lot to consider.
To give you a starting point, we've hand-picked 7 policies based on 400+ plans. Our data sources include the Finder Health Insurance Awards, the Ombudsman and APRA, plus customer reviews from the Finder Customer Satisfaction Awards.
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$22.50/week
One of the only good value basic hospital policies on the market. Many basic policies don't cover any hospital treatments. HBF Basic Elevate covers 18. Bonus points – it lets you avoid the Medicare Levy surcharge (MLS) (the tax you need to pay if you earn over $97,000 as a single).
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$28.51/week
This won the 2023 Finder Award for best value silver policy. It scored higher than all 200+ silver plans we assessed. It covers 29 hospital treatments – 3 more than a typical silver policy. Bonus points: HCF is not-for-profit so money goes back to members, not shareholders.
ahm won the 2023 Finder Customer Satisfaction award. Out of the 750+ customers surveyed, it scored highly for customer service, value for money and application process. It also has some of the cheapest hospital policies on the market.
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$78.49/week
This comes with lots of benefits you don't get with other insurers. In addition to pregnancy cover, continuity of care and IVF cover, you get access to its 24/7 Medibank Nurse service, an OptimalMe program for mums-to-be and a pregnancy health concierge. The Growing Family Extras cover includes pre and post-natal classes, and much more.
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