2009 Tax time is here
01.07.09
Tax time is upon us. So what do people need in the way of Private Health insurance records to prepare for their tax returns?
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Pay less before 30 June
20.06.09
If you're 31 and don't have private hosptial cover by June 30, you'll be hit with a Lifetime Health Cover loading.
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2009-10 Budget Announcements on Private Health Insurance
15.05.09
The Federal Government proposed changes to Private Health insurance Rebate and Medicare Levy Surcharge
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Medicare Levy Surcharge Changes
01.12.08
In October 2008, legislation was passed through Parliament raising the Medicare Levy Surcharge income thresholds and indexing them against average wages.
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Health cover increases - read the fine print
26.02.08
With the announcement of further health insurance premium increases, members were today urged to read the fine print.
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Switching health funds is easy! Here's how...
06.02.08
Switching your health fund and policy can save families up to $900 per year – but what are the risks of leaving a fund you've been with for years?
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Everyone has the right to change
08.11.07
Many people with a pre-existing condition feel they are “trapped” with their current health fund. Not so says HICA – everyone has the right to change.
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Tax savings with health insurance
01.06.07
The right health insurance may help you avoid the Medicare Levy Surcharge - an extra tax of 1% of your income.
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Health insurance savings
14.02.07
You may be wasting hundreds of dollars a year on your private health insurance.
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Private and Public Hospitals - Interesting facts and figures
01.12.06
Over the last two years public hospitals admitted a 96,000 extra patients, a rise of 2.4%.
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