Private Healthcare Australia
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Care planning, Clinical Engagement, Medical guidelines
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Private Healthcare Australia (PHA) is the Australian private health insurance industry's peak representative body that currently has 23 registered health funds throughout Australia and collectively represents 97% of people covered by private health insurance. PHA member funds today provide healthcare benefits for over 13 million Australians.
Private health insurance is provided through organisations registered under the Private Health Insurance Act 2007. The financial performance of registered health funds is monitored by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), an independent Australian Government body, to ensure solvency and capital adequacy requirements are met.
All members of Private Healthcare Australia are registered as health benefits organisations with the Commonwealth Government and comply with Government standards and regulations on benefits and solvency.
Private health insurance is provided through organisations registered under the Private Health Insurance Act 2007. The financial performance of registered health funds is monitored by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), an independent Australian Government body, to ensure solvency and capital adequacy requirements are met.
All members of Private Healthcare Australia are registered as health benefits organisations with the Commonwealth Government and comply with Government standards and regulations on benefits and solvency.
Why us
Our role
- To represent over 13 million Australians who choose better quality healthcare services and to put their healthcare needs first
- To foster and promote the principles, practice, development and philosophy of voluntary health insurance
- To make representations and submissions where deemed necessary or desirable to the appropriate persons or authorities in respect of any matter affecting the interests of members
- To provide a medium through which opinions of members may be ascertained or expressed
- To consult and liaise with relevant national, international and institutional authorities and agencies in Australia and overseas
- To work closely with departments and agencies of the Government of Australia to be fully informed on policies relating to voluntary health insurance
- To encourage interest and participation of the Australian public in the activities of PHA and its members as appropriate
- To represent over 13 million Australians who choose better quality healthcare services and to put their healthcare needs first
- To foster and promote the principles, practice, development and philosophy of voluntary health insurance
- To make representations and submissions where deemed necessary or desirable to the appropriate persons or authorities in respect of any matter affecting the interests of members
- To provide a medium through which opinions of members may be ascertained or expressed
- To consult and liaise with relevant national, international and institutional authorities and agencies in Australia and overseas
- To work closely with departments and agencies of the Government of Australia to be fully informed on policies relating to voluntary health insurance
- To encourage interest and participation of the Australian public in the activities of PHA and its members as appropriate
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