Are you affected by the Medibank Private and AHM cyberattack? Find out what to do if you think your Medicare card number, or Medicare provider number has been exposed.
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Understand private health insurance reforms
What is covered by private health insurance?
Compare private health insurance policies
Rules for insurers and providers
What insurers offer and how they communicate with policy holders is governed by Australia's private health insurance laws. Insurers, private hospitals and medical device sponsors must also comply with certain processes.
The Prostheses List
Private health insurers are required to pay benefits for the products listed on the Prostheses List. Find out what the Prostheses List includes, when we update it, and how to apply to list products on it or change current listings.
Updates for private health insurers
Read the latest private health insurance (PHI) circulars for updates on matters affecting private health insurers.
You can access PHI circulars published between 2010 and 2018 through Trove on the National Archives of Australia's site.
Latest resources
Latest resources
Private health insurance clinical category definitions 1 March 2023
Changes to the Prostheses List timeframes (2023/24)
List of declared hospitals
Review of the Prostheses List advisory committee and associated subcommittees
Reforms to private health insurance have started
From 1 April 2019, new rules are being introduced to help make private health insurance simpler, more affordable. This will make it easier for you to choose the cover that best suits you and your family.