Private health insurance resources
Private Health Insurance clinical category definitions 1 March 2026
Standard clinical category definitions for private health insurance hospital policies, released on 13 February 2026 and effective 1 March 2026.
Private Health Insurance clinical category classification 1 March 2026
This spreadsheet classifies MBS items by private health insurance clinical category or procedure type and includes MBS items effective 1 March 2026.
List of declared hospitals
The Minister for Health and Ageing must declare a facility to be a hospital under section 121–5(6) of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007. View the current list of declared hospitals.
Spinal fusion cages
These documents clarify claiming benefits for spinal fusion cage devices in product group 13.10.01 on the Prescribed List and list the spinal fusion cages under integral fixation.
Cost Recovery Implementation Statement – Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry 2025–2029 – DRAFT FOR CONSULTATION
This Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) describes how the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (the Department) recovers the costs of administering the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry (AOANJRR).
Prescribed List post-listing review framework
We have developed a Prescribed List Post-listing Review Framework that is used to guide the post-listing review process as part of the Prescribed List Reforms.
Private health insurance reform data quarterly trends report
This report provides statistic and data trends on private health insurance reforms by quarter.
Prescribed List grouping schemes
View the grouping schemes for devices in Part A, Part C and Part D of the Prescribed List.
Private Health Insurer pandemic commitment monitoring – 2025
A summary of 2025 funds returned from private health insurers to policyholders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cost Recovery Implementation Statement – Administration of the Prescribed List of Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products 2025–26
This cost recovery implementation statement describes how we recover the costs of administering the Prescribed List from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) – Administration of Private Health Insurance second-tier default benefits
This document provides information on how the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing undertakes cost recovery for administration of private health insurance second-tier default benefits eligibility.
Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) fact sheet
This fact sheet provides a summary of what OSHC is, why it is needed and how to use it.
Prescribed List of Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products
This page lists the medical devices and human tissue products private health insurers must pay benefits for to the patients who have appropriate insurance policies. The latest version of the Prescribed List is effective from 1 November 2025.
Supplementary HCP data specifications – HCP1 – Insurer to department – 2025–26
The Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) data specification for HCP1 files for 2025–26 details the financial, clinical and demographic data that hospitals must provide private health insurers. Private health insurers must then provide this data to us. Effective from 1 July 2025.
Supplementary changes in HCP1 data specifications – 2024–25 and 2025–26
This fact sheet outlines changes in the supplementary data specifications for Hospital Casemix Protocol – Inpatient (HCP1) data for the 2024-25 and 2025–26 financial year. They take effect on 1 November 2025.
Supplementary HCP data specifications – HCP1 – Insurer to department – 2024–25
The Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) data specification for HCP1 files for 2024–25 details the financial, clinical and demographic data that hospitals must provide private health insurers. Private health insurers must then provide this data to us. Effective from 1 July 2024.
Private Health Insurance clinical category definitions 1 November 2025
Standard clinical category definitions for private health insurance hospital policies, released on 16 October 2025 and effective 1 November 2025.
Private Health Insurance clinical category classification 1 November 2025
This spreadsheet classifies MBS items by private health insurance clinical category or procedure type and includes MBS items effective 1 November 2025.
PL reforms – summary of objectives and achievements
The Prescribed List reforms finished in June 2025. This document list the reforms objectives and achievements.
Interim Evaluation #2 of the Prescribed List Reforms
This interim evaluation report 2 covers the period from July 2024 to June 2025. It builds on the interim evaluation report 1.
PHI 75/25 attachments – 2026 Private health insurance premium application form and templates
These attachments to PHI circular 75/25 are the 2026 private health insurance premium application form and templates.
PHI 75/25 attachments – 2026 Private health insurance premium round statement of expectations
This attachment to PHI circular 75/25 is the Minister for Health and Ageing’s statement of expectations for the 2026 premium round which outlines matters that the Minister intends to pay particular regard to in his consideration of applications.
Explanatory document for insurers – Deed for the Provision of Overseas Student Health Cover 1 July 2025
This document is an accompanying document to the Deed for the Provision of Overseas Student Health Cover 1 July 2025. It is intended as an explanatory document for insurers, to provide clarity on the content of the Deed, and in particular, changes to the Deed.
Prescribed List Post-Listing review – Consultants report
This report informs stage 2 of the post-listing review of surgical guides and biomodels.
Private hospital second-tier category list – determinations made by 1 August 2025
Private health insurers use the list current as of 1 August each year to calculate the second-tier default benefits payable to individual hospitals.
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