HIF News + Media Releases

Every year, like all Australian insurers, we review our premiums to ensure we can continue to cover the rising cost and increase in demand for quality healthcare. As a proudly not-for-profit health fund, we do all we can to avoid increasing our premiums any more than is absolutely necessary.

As a private health insurer, it’s our role to advocate for better health, even if it does mean sometimes ruffling a few feathers. E-cigarettes are being touted as the miracle saviour to help people quit smoking. However, we think they’re doing more harm than good. Until there is proper research on the real effects of vaping, we should not be supporting it in Australia.

HIF is reaching out to support members in the Kimberley region of Western Australia impacted by the recent flooding.

At HIF we are here for our members no matter how difficult the circumstances. HIF recognises the extraordinary impact the flooding in Victoria and New South Wales has had on our members over the last few weeks.

At HIF, we pride ourselves on partnering with organisations who align with our value of community. So it gives us great pleasure to announce we have signed a partnership with Binar Futures – a not-for-profit sport, education and leadership organisation supporting Indigenous youth in Western Australia.

We’re aware of the cyber-attack at Optus and Medibank. HIF has not been impacted but we would like to reassure members we are actively monitoring the situation.

The Health Insurance Fund of Australia (HIF) has renewed its partnership with Perth Wildcats for an 11^th consecutive season, making it the longest officially recognised partner of the NBL team.

The role of alternative emerging therapies such as psilocybin and MDMA in treating mental health conditions was the subject of a timely and thought-provoking discussion at the Australian Medical Association (WA) conference MEDCON²² in Perth last week.

Our CEO Justin James sat down with 6PR’s Oliver Peterson to address the possibility of using drugs like MDMA in therapy to treat chronic mental health conditions.

HIF members now have more choice and access to care for non-life-threatening injuries or illnesses with the opening of a sixth St John Urgent Care centre in Osborne Park.

As Australia's first certified carbon neutral health fund, we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint. It’s why each tax time we save on paper and send your tax statement information direct to the Australian Taxation Office. 

At HIF, we remain committed to providing choice and access, which is why we are pleased to announce members can now get an Extras benefit quote online through our Online Member Centre.

As a not-for-profit health fund focussed on its members, HIF recognises the extraordinary impact the flooding over east has brought to devastated communities in parts of Queensland and New South Wales this month. That’s why, in response to the unfolding disaster, we are offering support to our members in affected regions.