Health Insurance ACT
You can find numerous health care insurance providers in and around Canberra, ACT extending variety of health cover offers to their members. In the following paragraphs, you can find out about some of these and the range of services provided by them.
1. Westfund Health Insurance - http://www.westfund.com.au/
Started in 1929 as a mining based health fund, WestFund, a not-for-profit health benefit organization provides to its members hospital and extra covers with country wide ambulance cover.
2. Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia Limited - http://www.hcf.com.au/
HCF provides hospital cover, extra cover and ambulance cover as well as retirement lifestyles and aged care services for its members. In addition, it offers travel insurance, pet insurance, life and income protection cover, and a multitude of extra protections, such as medical trauma insurance, kids accident cover and income assist insurance.
3. NIB Health Funds Limited - http://www.nib.com.au/
It is one of the fastest growing health funds with over 700,000 members across Australia. With a more than 50 years history of providing health insurance in Australia, NIB extends health covers at affordable prices. It has a wide range of health insurance products custom designed for everyone with 50-75% back on extras, 400-plus hospital coverage, a direct debit discount and federal government rebate.
4. Australian Unity - www.australianunity.com.au/
It offers a number of advantages such as easy switching from one plan to another, one attractive feature of the plans offered by this fund is that it has certain incentives for its members who get rid of habits that adversely affect their health, thus encouraging them to stay fit and remain healthy. For instance, it offers rewards for those who quit smoking, lose extra weight or go for regular health check ups.
5. GMF Health - www.gmfhealth.com.au/
As a regionally focused health insurer, GMF provides tailor made products to its members including accommodation and travel benefits if there is a need to travel for getting treatment. With its “Give it a go” initiative consisting of a number of events, it provides opportunities for people to stay active.