Maternity Insurance

Maternity Insurance - Maternity insurance in case you expect it.

What HIF polices provide pregnancy-related support to pregnant women? There are two multiple award-winning coverage choices. An insurance policy that' re really worth the wait. When you take out maternity insurance for the first year, the qualifying duration for all obstetrical benefits is 12-month. This means that you must have maternity insurance for 12 month before your due date - so keep in mind that it is important to anticipate and take out your own personal health insurance as early as possible.

In this way, you have already kept your bladder long before it reaches the patient. When you decide to change from an equal or higher standard of HIF coverage to HIF coverage with another insurance company, you can be sure that we will meet your existing coverage requirementsutomatically. This means that you don't have to wait in hospitals that have already worked with your old funds, such as maternity.

Is HIF going to continue to insure my child if it arrives early before my qualifying time has expired? Yes, provided your baby's expected lock-in date (due date) is after the date your 12-month wait should end. If this is the case, we only need a written confirmation from your physician to verify that your patient's ED is likely to drop after the wait.

Acces - which artwork? They may have seen'AccessGap Cover' referred to in the above points, but what exactly is it? Now, some physicians - even your selected midwife - may ask for more than the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), so those without a health insurance coverage may face (sometimes significant) costs for the differential between the fees collected and the MBS.

And the good news is that AccessGap Cover, HIF's coverage of health care gaps, is engineered to minimize or eradicate these health care service charges while a resident is in a certified night clinic or outpatient clinic. AccessGap is available for registration and deregistration by Australia's physicians, which may mean that you may have lower cost of ownership when choosing an AccessGap Drctor.

Helpful tip: If you have personal health insurance, it is always wise to ask ANY physician, midwife or healthcare professional whether they will provide treatment under the AccessGap agreement to close any possible health inequalities. If you are looking for a listing of our member companies, please go to our AccessGap Professional page.

As soon as you have expected (hooray!), you can select your own clinic, midwife and other specialist. However, some midwives only ship to certain types of clinics and usually arrange your hospitalization for you. It is best to make an early booking so that you have a better opportunity of getting to the clinic you and your midwife select.

How much does my time in the clinic include? However, your insurance company will only cover the costs of your hospitalisation during your hospitalisation. However, you must cover your Krankenhauszuschuss (if applicable) plus any incidental costs such as extra meal for your spouse or any other costs not included in our arrangement with the host institution (including any medication given on discharge).

If my maternity leave is longer than the number of nights in a home room assigned to my policies, what happens? You only have to cover the balance between the costs of a dormitory (automatically HIF covered) and a privately owned room. It is called copayment - and while each hospital's copayment may vary, the mean per diem charge is between $50 and $100.

If my child needs to be treated in hospitals, what happens? Should your neonate require doctor attention or a stay at a specialised nursing home, he or she will be hospitalised. Therefore, it is important to upgrade your insurance as soon as possible once your new package of fun has arrived.

For how long can my infant keep my HIF insurance? Except for our GoldVital base insurance policies, you can include a kid in any couple at no additional charge and they can last at least 21 years in your policies. There is also no limitation on the number of children you can include in a guideline, which is good to know if you want to start a large household (or end up with three sentences of triplets!).

Currently, if you have couple insurance, consider adding your child within 2 month of the date of your birthday (therefore switching to your own insurance ), otherwise there may be qualifying time. However, if you already have a member of our families, you will have up to four years from bub's date of birth to include them in your policies.

If I am already expecting, can I take out maternity insurance? Sorry, but there is a 12 months wait. For what else will I be insured in my HIF health insurance? In addition to maternity and obstetrics, you are also insured in our guidelines for the Golden and GoldStar Hospital: Learn more about the HIF Krankenhausversicherung.