Get well with HBF

Joining HBF means having the support you need to get well. When it matters most, we'll be there to help you understand and get the most out of your health cover.
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Find the right health insurance for you

Choose a life stage and we’ll show you our most popular hospital & extras cover combinations for people like you.

Basic Hospital Plus & Basic Extras

Hospital cover for a few common services, combined with Extras cover for 7 services including General Dental, Optical, Physio and more.

Bronze Hospital Plus & Saver Flexi Extras

Hospital cover for a range of services, combined with flexible Extras cover for General Dental and Urgent Ambulance plus 2 more services of your choice.
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Why you can trust HBF with your health cover

  • Stay in a private room

    All our Hospital cover options include cover for a private room at a private or public hospital1.

  • Have your loved one stay with you

    If you need someone to stay with you while you’re in hospital, we’ll cover the cost of their meals and accommodation2.

  • Avoid the Medicare Levy Surcharge

    Taking out any one our Hospital cover options will help you avoid the Medicare Levy Surcharge tax.

  • Higher annual limits for loyal members

    On most Extras cover options, we reward loyal members by increasing the amount you can claim the longer you stay with us3 4.

  • Unlimited preventative dental

    Claim as many times as you like during the year for preventative dental services like scale & cleans and dental x-rays with HBF Extras cover3 4.

  • Unlimited urgent ambulance

    Urgent ambulance cover by road for as many trips as you need. Available on most Hospital and Extras cover options3.

HBF health members also get access to great discounts and health programs

  • Get fit for free with group fitness sessions run by qualified Personal Trainers
  • Save at Friendlies Pharmacies with 15% off5
  • Join the gym for less with discounts on gym membership6
  • Work out in style with discounts on fitness apparel6
  • We’ll help you get well with telephone health coaching and other free health programs7
  • Say goodbye to sniffles with a free flu vac every year7

We’re here to help you get more value from your cover

Understand how your cover works and how to get the most out of it with tips and tools, plus exclusive member offers

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Switching to HBF is as easy as 1, 2, 3

Switching health funds is easier than you think. Follow these 3 simple steps to switch to HBF in just a few minutes.

  1. Choose health cover that suits your needs.
  2. Buy your health cover online. If you’d prefer to chat, visit your local branch or call 133 423.
  3. Tell us the name of your old insurer and we’ll do the switching paperwork for you.

Switch to HBF

Also known as Health cover, Health insurance is an umbrella term for the two types of insurance that can help cover your healthcare costs: Hospital insurance and Extras insurance.

With HBF, you can buy either one by themselves, or mix and match a Hospital and Extras product to create your own health cover.

You can also get insurance just for ambulance.

Also known as Hospital cover, Hospital insurance helps cover costs when you’re admitted to hospital. It covers things like your doctors’ fees, accommodation and theatre fees.

Hospital insurance is what you need to avoid the tax (Medicare Levy Surcharge) and the turning-31 thing (Lifetime Health Cover loading).

Learn more about Hospital insurance

Also known as Ancillary cover or Extras cover, Extras insurance helps cover the cost of everyday healthcare services—that’s for things like dental check-ups, physio appointments and glasses or contacts.

Extras insurance does not help you avoid the Medicare Levy Surcharge tax; for that, you need Hospital insurance.

Learn more about Extras insurance

You can get health cover for yourself, you and your partner, or for your whole family. Generally, there are four categories of membership:

  • 1 adult (Single)
  • 2 adults (Couple)
  • 1-2 adults and any number of dependent* children (Family)
  • 1 adult and any number of dependent* children (Single Parent)

*A dependant is a person who doesn’t have a partner and is under the age of 18

At HBF, we choose to cover your children for free if they’re on your family policy. They’ll be covered until they reach 25, provided they’re not married or living in a de-facto relationship, and are either:

  • Not earning a taxable income of more than $24 500 pa; or
  • A full-time student

No, unfortunately there isn’t. Most health funds, including HBF, have a 12-month waiting period for maternity cover. This helps stop people from signing up for health cover, claiming and leaving soon after, which drives up premiums for all other members of the health fund.