80,000 West Australians are waiting to see a public hospital specialistThe West Australia has reported that, "Almost 80,000 West Australians are waiting to see a public hospital specialist to find out if they need surgery, with an average waiting time of more than a year at Fiona Stanley Hospital." In fact, the waiting to wait patients who need to be assessed for surgery show that at the end of December last year, 79,517 patients were were waiting for their first appointment.Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
What You Need to Know About the 1 April Rate ChangeEvery year, health insurance premiums in Australia go up. This is for a few reasons, but mostly to cater for growth in the industry and to ensure that the private health system can sustain itself. In her latest article for HIF, money and insurance expert, Bessie Hassan from finder.com.au explains all you need to know about the April 1 rate change. Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
Perth Scorchers Sign HIF as Official Health Insurance PartnerThe Perth Scorchers announce partnership with HIF, who have joined the team as an official partner for the 2017/18 season. HIF Executive Manager Anne Humphrey said: "HIF is excited to be on the Perth Scorchers team. We are confident that this sponsorship will help encourage our members to live more healthy and active lives, and make better choices about their health"Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
HIF Continues to Offer Outstanding Value Health Cover in 2017For the fourth year running, we've scooped a host of industry awards for 'Outstanding Value' health cover. Click through now to find out more...Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
HIF announces partnership with new TEN show, Pooches at Play.Exciting news! HIF has partnered with Pooches at Play, a brand new lifestyle and entertainment show on TEN which will air on Saturday 15 July at 2:30pm through to September. Click through to find out more...Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
Meet Nicole - Our New Customer Experience ManagerMeet Nicole, one of our Customer Experience Team Leaders within the Customer Services team until recently. Nicole is now preparing to take on the role of Customer Experience Manager, following her successful appointment to the position after a highly competitive recruitment process. Let’s congratulate Nicole and learn about her journey, after all it’s one which you could embark on too considering we are hiring! Category:HIF CareersRead MoreWrite a Comment
What You Need to Know About Lifetime Health Cover Loading Before June 30Confused about how Lifetime Health Cover applies to private hospital insurance? Money and Insurance expert, Bessie Hassan from finder.com.au breaks down this confusing government legislation and explains how it can impact you. Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
HIF Dog ‘n’ Health Games Set to Put the Fun Into FundraisingPerth - have you registered your fur-kid for the HIF Dog 'n' Health Games? Karen Rhodes, President of the Dogs’ Refuge Home says "It’s a fantastic opportunity for animal lovers across Perth to exercise with their canine companion for a great cause and we’re thrilled that our great supporters at HIF are again supporting this fun fundraiser for the second year running.” The fundraiser will take place at Sir James Mitchell Park on Sunday 30 April in the form of a family-friendly day, which includes a fun zone for children, and which is set to see all proceeds being donated to animal welfare charity, the Dogs’ Refuge Home. We hope to see you all there. Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
HIF remains one of Australia's best value-for-money health insurers following the latest premium increase announcement.The Health Insurance Fund of Australia (HIF) remains one of Australia’s most competitively priced health insurance funds following the Federal Government’s premium increase announcement on February 10.Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
HIF's Maureen Teague Awarded 'Young Marketer of the Year' 2016HIF is celebrating today after our Senior Digital Marketing Consultant, Maureen Teague, was last night named Australian Young Marketer of the Year by the Association for Data-driven Marketing and Advertising (ADMA).Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
HIF Puts Gender on the AgendaIn a first for the Australian health insurance industry, HIF will provide new members greater choice, by enabling a third gender and "Mx" title option on all of its contact points, catering for thousands of people who identify as neither male nor female...Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
HIF Takes Out Five Canstar Awards For Best ValueFollowing HIF's 2014 CANSTAR award for Private Hospital Cover (WA), this year HIF has won five of the industry acclaimed awards with yet another five-star rating in both Hospital and Extras packages for Outstanding Value. Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
Matt Lambie talks about the importance of provider choiceTo celebrate Dental Health Week, we thought we'd take a moment to share this short video of HIF member Matt and his adorable son Xander. In it, Matt talks about his HIF membership and explains us why being able to choose his own dentist was the single biggest factor when considering his private health insurance provider.Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
HIF member Claire Chidgzey highlights the importance of reviewing her private health insurance. HIF member Claire Chidgzey discusses her key life changes and explains the important role her private health insurance played during the premature birth of her gorgeous baby girl, Inez. Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
Reviewing Your Health CoverIn this short clip, Anne Humphrey, HIF Executive Manager, joined the team at Everyday Health TV to highlight the importance of reviewing your health insurance, whilst sharing her top tips on how to save some dollars too. Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
Have you heard about HIF Second Opinion?It's a FREE service available exclusively to HIF members who hold combined GoldStar Hospital + Premium Extras cover. Accessible via the Best Doctors’ worldwide network of specialists, it enables an expert second opinion on any diagnosis, condition or treatment. In this short clip, Darren Reynolds, Managing Director of Best Doctors, joined the team at Everyday Health TV to provide further information on this incredible service.Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
Same-sex Health CoverDid you know that same-sex couples can join HIF on a joint health insurance policy? Turns out, this is still a point of confusion for some; so we caught up with the team from Everyday Health TV to explain more.Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
HIF members Kate and Laura discuss the importance of being with a health insurer that shares the same values as they do.Did you know HIF was the first Australian health fund to add its support to the Australian Marriage Equality campaign? In this quick clip, HIF members Kate & Laura discuss the importance of being with a health insurer that shares the same values as they do.Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
HIF member Jamie Scoringe explains how he avoided the Lifetime Health Cover LoadingIn this clip from Everyday Health TV, HIF member Jamie Scoringe explains how he avoided being hit with Lifetime Health Cover loading by purchasing private hospital insurance before his 31st birthday.Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
What is Lifetime Health Cover Loading?Confused about the Lifetime Health Cover penalties that apply to private hospital insurance? The team from Everyday Health TV explore the impacts of this confusing government legislation. Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
What is the Medicare Levy Surcharge? HIF Executive Manager Anne Humphrey joined the Everyday Health TV panel to provide clarity and discuss the tax benefits of purchasing a private hospital insurance policy.Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
HIF member, Sean Weragoda explains how he avoided the Medicare Levy SurchargeHIF member, Sean Weragoda discusses his experience with HIF and why he purchased GoldVital Hospital Cover to avoid the Medicare Levy Surcharge (MLS)Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
HIF announces partnership with new Network Ten show, Everyday Health.Exciting news! HIF has partnered with Everyday Health, a brand new show on Channel 10 which will air for 13 weeks from today through to September. Click through to find out more...Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment
HIF rejects CHOICE’ claims about junk policiesLeading national not-for-profit health fund, HIF, has hit back at claims from CHOICE that it sells a "junk" insurance policy. HIF Managing Director Graeme Gibson said he is extremely disappointed in CHOICE for its unbalanced and incorrect information criticising several health funds. Find out more...Category:HIF NewsRead MoreWrite a Comment