Health Insurance

Follow the links below to information on health insurance, including travel health insurance.

Reviewed January 2008

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Title:   Changes to the diagnostic imaging prohibited practice provisions of the Health Insurance Act
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Parliament passed legislation to amend provisions in the Health Insurance Act 1973 that relate to pathology and diagnostic imaging services provided under Medicare.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Lifetime Health Cover
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information about Lifetime Health Cover.
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Response to the Broader Health Cover Regulatory Framework
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   CHF submission to the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing on the Broader Health Cover Regulatory Framework.
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Informed consumers make informed decisions: implications of new legislation on prostheses
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   Patients may face unexpected gap payments for surgical implants such as hip and knee replacements from 31 October 2005 because of new legislation. Prostheses will now be listed on the Prostheses List with a minimum benefit payable by health funds.
Date:   Jan 2005
Title:   Healthcare financing systems for increasing the use of tobacco dependence treatment
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Increasing the level of health insurance coverage or reducing direct costs of smoking cessation treatment may increase the number of smokers who quit successfully, as well as the number of quit attempts and the use of treatment. There are methodological...
Date:   Nov 2004
Title:   Consumers' Health Forum - Frequently asked questions
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   Covers questions including CHF funding and membership, private health insurance, doctor's bills, complaints about the health service and reading health information on the Internet.
Date:   Jan 2003
Title:   Health advice for travellers with chronic illness
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Older people and those with chronic illnesses are travelling overseas more than ever before. Basic but important considerations are adequate supplies of medication (carried in the hand luggage), a health summary and medication list.
Date:   Jan 2000
Title:   Health advice for travellers with chronic illness
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   When planning overseas travel, it is easy to overlook the health risks. It is important to check if any vaccinations are needed for where you are going. Ask your doctor for a summary of your health and medication requirements. Overseas travel usually involves flying and sitting for hours in a cramped seat can cause several problems.
Date:   Jan 2000
Title:   Holiday health for overseas visitors
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Although Medicare covers many health costs for Australian residents, it doesn't cover any health costs for overseas visitors. This is why it's very important to make sure any visitors from overseas have arranged private health insurance back in their home country to cover themselves for possible health problems while they're in Australia.
Date:   Feb 1998
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