Take out an eligible combined Hospital & Extras policy before 30 June 2024 and you’ll get 6-weeks free over year 1 and 2 of your policy. Hospital-only policies will receive 4-weeks free in their first year.
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Switching to AIA Health is easy. You can join online or call us on 131 141 to speak with our health insurance specialists who can review and compare your current cover. We’ll take care of the rest with your previous fund and honour any waiting periods served.
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Private health insurance allows you to be treated in hospital as a private patient with a doctor of your choice. Your policy will determine what you’re covered for, it can also help pay for health care costs that aren’t covered under Medicare like optical and physiotherapy.
By holding private health insurance, it might mean you don’t have to pay the Medicare Levy Surcharge (MLS)
To access private health insurance, you need to buy a policy from a registered insurer like AIA Health and pay regular premiums to stay covered.
The MLS is simply an extra tax that people above a certain income threshold have to pay if they don't have eligible private hospital cover. It's calculated in three tiers for singles and couples/families. You can find out more about that here.
The Lifetime Health Cover (LHC) loading is a Government loading on your private hospital cover premiums. It was introduced on 1 July 2000, to encourage people to take out private hospital cover earlier in life and encourage them to maintain it. LHC is a 2% loading on top of your premium for every year you don't have hospital cover after you turn 30. The maximum loading is 70%. You can find out more here.
A waiting period is the time you’ll need to serve as a member before being able to make a claim for a service included under your policy.
Waiting periods apply for:
- Members new to private health insurance, whether part of a new membership or being added to an existing membership.
- Upgraded services for existing members increasing their level of cover.
- Transferring members upgrading their level of cover or where waiting periods had not been served with their previous fund.
If you transferred form another health insurer without a break in cover, you do not need to re-serve hospital waiting periods you’ve previously completed. However, if you’re adding or upgrading your hospital cover, you need to complete waiting periods for the new or upgraded items. This includes reducing a hospital excess.
Be rewarded for a healthier life with AIA Vitality
AIA Health comes with AIA Vitality – our science-backed digital health and wellbeing program.
Get rewarded for engaging with AIA Vitality by moving more, eating well, and completing regular health checks so you can better understand and improve your health.
Engaging with AIA Vitality you can earn a great range of rewards every membership year – like up to $760* in e-gift cards or cashback. Plus, enjoy discounted gym memberships, cashback on eligible Virgin Australia Flights, and more!
To see how much you can get from AIA Vitality each year, try out our AIA Vitality Benefits Simulator.
Explore our range of member benefits
Premium discount
We'll give you a 5% discount on your premium for your first year. Maintain this discount when you reach AIA Vitality Silver Status.
Excess Refund
Claim 100% of your hospital excess
Extras Boost
Get an additional 10% back on your non-dental Extras
You'll also have access to a wide range of benefits, including affordable dental and discounts on optical!
Big savings on Dental work
Up to 80% back on your dental extras and lower out-of-pocket costs, when you visit one of our partner dentists at smile.com.au
Optical Benefits
As an AIA Health Insurance member, you can visit one of these retailers and access some fantastic member discounts.