Health Insurance
Jan 28th 2004, 5:01 pm
#1
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Health Insurance
Hi there,
Just wondered whether anyone has done any research into Health Insurance over here.
My husband and I arrive in Perth 6 months ago, and loving it, but we've been told it would be wise to take out some health insurance.
Can anyone recommend a good company?
Is there anything we should be aware of / look out for?
Thanks
Susette
Just wondered whether anyone has done any research into Health Insurance over here.
My husband and I arrive in Perth 6 months ago, and loving it, but we've been told it would be wise to take out some health insurance.
Can anyone recommend a good company?
Is there anything we should be aware of / look out for?
Thanks
Susette
Jan 29th 2004, 12:59 am
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Hi Susette
There are so many which loads of options, We are with SGIO but only have the ancillary cover. They seem fine though and payed up for my dental claim quickly (they just credited my credit card which was quite simple).
Happy hunting
Diane
There are so many which loads of options, We are with SGIO but only have the ancillary cover. They seem fine though and payed up for my dental claim quickly (they just credited my credit card which was quite simple).
Happy hunting
Diane
Jan 29th 2004, 2:14 am
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I remember that some health funds don’t participate in iSelect, e.g. MBF which is one of the biggest. So worth checking with the others directly.
Jan 29th 2004, 2:27 am
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Originally posted by dracupg
I remember that some health funds don’t participate in iSelect, e.g. MBF which is one of the biggest. So worth checking with the others directly.
I remember that some health funds don’t participate in iSelect, e.g. MBF which is one of the biggest. So worth checking with the others directly.
Medibank Private
MBF
We are with AXA/HBA, they are fairly average, we get it as part of Dagboys package, so we just go with the flow.
Jan 29th 2004, 2:37 am
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Did lots of research before we came and |I really do think that money for value Australian Unity is the best bet
www.australianunity.com.au
Very helpful and speak in words you can understand as compared to the UK verbage.
www.australianunity.com.au
Very helpful and speak in words you can understand as compared to the UK verbage.
Jan 29th 2004, 7:07 am
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Location: Ilukapool. WA
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Re: Health Insurance
Originally posted by susette
Hi there,
Just wondered whether anyone has done any research into Health Insurance over here.
My husband and I arrive in Perth 6 months ago, and loving it, but we've been told it would be wise to take out some health insurance.
Can anyone recommend a good company?
Is there anything we should be aware of / look out for?
Thanks
Susette
Hi there,
Just wondered whether anyone has done any research into Health Insurance over here.
My husband and I arrive in Perth 6 months ago, and loving it, but we've been told it would be wise to take out some health insurance.
Can anyone recommend a good company?
Is there anything we should be aware of / look out for?
Thanks
Susette
I did loads of research and it was bloody complicated. Everyone offers something different and it's hard to compare.
You also have a lot of new thing to understand like scheduled fees and gap payments, co-payments as well as things we all understand like premiums and excess.
HBF is very popular in Perth as it's a local company.
In the end I threw all my research away as it was too complicated and went for Medibank Private as they are the biggest.
