PHI circulars

Hospital update and second-tier benefits eligibility announcement.

Notice of new or amended hospital declaration status and/or second-tier default benefit eligibility.

Hospital update and second-tier benefits eligibility announcement.

Prosthesis List applications are transitioning to the Health Products Portal from 11 September 2023. To allow for this transition, the March 2024 PL Update will be bypassed.

Notice of new or amended hospital declaration status and/or second-tier default benefit eligibility

New funding arrangements will mandate default benefits for the General Use Bundles. These arrangements will be informed by the advice provided by the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA).

Hospital update and second-tier benefits eligibility announcement.

Notice of new or amended hospital declaration status and/or second-tier default benefit eligibility.

Invoices are now being sent to sponsors for the National Joint Replacement Register (NJRR) levy for the levy imposition date of 30 November 2022.

Hospital update and second-tier benefits eligibility announcement.

Notice of new or amended hospital declaration status and/or second-tier default benefit eligibility.

This announcement looks at the stakeholder feedback on the proposed new Listing Pathways for Applications to the Prostheses List (PL) and on the cost recovery proposals. We have analysed each submission and have published a summary of the analysis detailing the key findings from the consultation.

The Private Health Insurance (Prostheses) Amendment Rules (No. 3) 2022 will commence on 1 December 2022.

Private health insurance clinical category and procedure type updates following Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item changes from 1 November 2022.

Notice of new or amended hospital declaration status and/or second-tier default benefit eligibility.

Private health insurance clinical category and procedure type updates following Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item changes from 1 November 2022.

Notice of new or amended hospital declaration status and/or second-tier default benefit eligibility.

The Private Health Insurance (Prostheses) Rules (No. 3) 2022 will commence on 1 November 2022.

Hospital update and second-tier benefits eligibility announcement

Notice of new or amended hospital declaration status and/or second-tier default benefit eligibility

Notice of new or amended hospital declaration status and/or second-tier default benefit eligibility

The Prostheses List Reform Taskforce (PLRT) informs stakeholders that PL Compliance Strategy has been published on the Department consultation hub. We have also updated our reforms webpage to include information on the PL Compliance and Assurance.

Private health insurance clinical category and procedure type updates following Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item changes from 1 October 2022

Hospital update and second-tier benefits eligibility announcement.

Private health insurance announcement.