News

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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Free Health Insurance Assessment

Download and print an Assessment form to fax, post or email to HICA.
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Change Contact Details

Download a form to notify HICA of your new contact details.
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