Joining and membership
Once you’ve taken out a CUA Health policy, we’ll send out your CUA Health card. While you’re waiting for your card, register for Online Services and download the CUA Health Mobile Claiming app for fast claiming.
Private health insurance lets you have more control over your treatment if you need to go to hospital or use other medical services. While Medicare covers you for treatment in a public hospital, private health insurance lets you choose to be treated in a private hospital, what doctor you see and when you are treated. It also helps reduce the cost for many of those services not fully covered by Medicare like dental, optical and physio.
There are two parts to health insurance: Hospital cover and Extras cover. At CUA Health you can choose Hospital cover, Extras cover, or a combination of both.
The benefits of having private health insurance include:
When you take out health insurance for the first time, you’ll choose whether you want Hospital cover, Extras cover or a combination of both. You’ll select how much of an excess you’re willing to pay for Hospital cover and what level of Extras cover you’d like. Some waiting periods will then apply before you can make a claim.
When it comes to receiving medical treatment, it’s always a good idea to ask exactly what fees you may have to pay for yourself up front.
Once you’ve taken out a CUA Health policy, we’ll send out your CUA Health card. While you’re waiting for your card, register for Online Services and download the CUA Health Mobile Claiming app for fast claiming.
If you ever need to have surgery or are admitted to hospital, provide them with your CUA Health policy details and we take care of everything directly with the hospital – so you just need to focus on getting better.
All you’ll need to do is sign your claim form and pay your excess payment to the hospital.
When it comes to payment, if they use HICAPS you can claim on the spot by swiping your CUA Health card. All you’ll have to do is pay the difference.
Otherwise, pay your bill then make a claim online, on your mobile, in a branch or by mail. Online and mobile claims under $300 are assessed immediately and the funds transferred to your bank account.
It really comes down to how healthy you are, what you’ll use and what’s important to you. If you are over 31 or earn more than $90,000 a year as a single or $180,00 as a couple or family, you should consider Hospital cover to avoid paying the Medicare Levy Surcharge and the Lifetime Health Cover Loading.
If you use health services like optical, dental or physio, have a look at the full list of services covered by Extras and consider if it’s right for you.