PHA Welcomes Prostheses Changes
22 May 2012Private Healthcare Australia supports the recent Budget announcement to remove hips and joints with unacceptably high revision rates from the Prostheses List.
PHA Chief Executive Dr Michael Armitage has long advocated for improved prostheses listing arrangements, on behalf of more than 12 million privately insured Australians.
“Private Health Funds want the best possible care for members; for members to be treated according to clinical guidelines and with the best available joints,” he said.
“By using only the best joints, there will be a reduction in readmissions and as a result this will help control costs”.
The benefits paid out by funds on behalf of their members have increased dramatically since 2000, according to the latest PHIAC figures.
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Dear Dianne,
Each health fund has different policies tailored to the individual to meet their changes needs. You can compare policies of the different funds and what they offer on the http://www.privatehealth.gov.au site or alternatively, contact your current fund to discuss your needs and see what alternative policies they have on offer.
I have attached these links below
http://privatehealth.gov.au/dynamic/compare.aspx
http://privatehealth.com.au/choosing-a-health-fund/Regards
Mia
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I would hate to see the quality of the protheses reduced. As a recipient of a hip replaced in 2003, I can say that it has been a life changing experience for me. I suffered some problems as a result but I am coping as well as can be. I am thankful to be alive.
23 May 2012
I am a single 59 year young lady with a mortgage and am starting to find it very difficult to be able to afford to stay in a private fund. Whilst I have tweeked my level of cover at the present time I dont have full cover for hip & knee replacement. For me to take out this cover would cost me around an extra $50 p/m and with everything else going up around us I am unable to take up this level of cover. Once I retire, I am going to have to go on a pension & will therefore not be able to stay in a private fund. Is there any fund that is still looking after pensioners allowing us to continue to be covered as I hate the thought of having to wait years to get medical treatment in the public system.
thank you