Health Premium Increases: How does your fund compare?

In the chart above GMHBA reports as a 4.94 % increase, but mine went up 6.9%. Changed from Medibank to GMHBA last year as a good saving. Must have been a "honeymoon" deal Will be watching closely. Thinking hard about staying? 

what about ahm 

Have held health cover for some 41 years, in the beginning you were covered with no gaps and no excess. Now when we really feel like we need to have cover in this country it seems that the Government is a sleep at the wheel in ensuring that the majority of the population being able to afford and keep cover. I'am aware of so many people going overseas for treatment and paying a fraction of the cost as it would be in Australia, this is what the Government should be checking, in addition the Government has not moved it's scheduled fees in line with inflation and certainly with the rising costs of health in this country, so when a private health patient has a procedure, medi- care covers 85% of the inadequate schedule fee and your health fund covers 25% of the same scheduled fee and we the policy holder cover the large out of pockets from increasing health care costs. I ' am 60 years of age and have a yearly premium of $8500.00 this includes government contribution, Mr Hunt do you believe that this is ok, this equates to around 45% of a singles annual pension. One other thing Mr Hunt, you were beating your chest that you have achieved the lowest average premium increase this year of 4.8%, did you forget to tell us that you, your Government has also this year reduced it's rebate by nearly 1% , this rebate continues to be taken away at a time when we have ridiculously high health costs in this country. 

B from Queensland I pulled out of hospital cover last April as I to am a pensioner and can not afford these high price rises so I am also relying on public system 

I have been with HCF for about 20years ,expensive but in old age is something we would not do without . with a period of 2 people with a run of health problems ,received back 4 years fees in one. 

Yes, I totally agree with all of these comments. It's outrageous! The quoted premium increases are just not the truth! Ours with HBF for mid hospital , standard extras & ambulance plus for my husband & I with a $500.00 excess, went up $379.20 per year. It worked out to a 9.3% increase. We decreased our coverage last year, to try & hang in there. We didn't want maternity - but lost cover for other things we may need, so we've pulled the pin this year. We've decided to put that money aside & cover our own Dental & optical (but also gone elsewhere for ambulance cover) 

Just one big rip of, why have private health .cover,just iNcrease medicare 2 pc , theN every one gets the same care.. The whol ystemis inneed of a complete review , have wages gone up in line with these or any increase. Idontthinkso. 

Medibank Private 4.6% increase. All BS. My increase in 2016 was 9%. in 2017 was 8%. there need to be an independent enquiry on private health insurance increases. We are mugs they tell us they have approved a 4.8% increase but then they slug members with whatever they feel they can take. This is a disgrace. 

My health fund, Australian Unity, has increased my premium by 13% !! Not surprisingly I won't continue with them. 

I am a pensioner. My wife and I will pay $590.68 if we stay insured unless someone else can give me a cheaper premium. We have no option but to stay insured. Randall