A trip to hospital in an ambulance can easily cost around $1000 depending on how far away you are from the nearest hospital.   But what it could cost you all depends on which state you’re in and which health cover you have. Some health funds include ambulance cover and some states cover it with a subscription so it’s important that you don’t assume you’re covered. Here’s our guide on w... read more>

Thank goodness winter is nearly gone as Australia deals with the worst flu outbreak on record. More than 70,000 cases of flu have been reported so far this year.  I had a week off work back in July but unfortunately I passed it onto my elderly mother who is 82. I knew there was something wrong when she fell asleep in front of the TV one night and hadn’t moved by 6am the next morning. Mum was... read more>

Let’s be honest with ourselves for a second.   When it comes to private health insurance, who isn’t guilty of falling into the trap of only worrying about it when we need it – adopting the old “out of sight, out of mind” method? After all, life is busy enough juggling the ongoing demands of work and family. But when it comes to you and your family’s private health insurance, it really ... read more>

Do you find the topic of health insurance confusing?  Don’t stress. It’s okay if you do. In fact, you are far from the only one! According to a recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald more than “44 percent of policyholders” blame complex policies for lacking the confidence to switch insurers despite feeling dissatisfied with their current provider. These startling findings from a s... read more>

Are you among the many Australians frustrated and, well, lets be frank – “fed up” - with your current private health insurer? This very question was proposed at last week’s Senate hearing in Canberra into the burgeoning costs of private health coverage. A parliamentary committee was told that the medical device industry has been cheating patients and Aussie taxpayers (which includes you F... read more>