RE: [ozmidwifery] Private Health & Midwifery

[Kelly @ BellyBelly]

Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] Private Health & Midwifery








I’ve just set up a new link on the main
BellyBelly website for all to access with the summary of covers, contact details
for appropriate people in health funds and ombudsman details! If anyone has
anything to add, if anything changes etc please let me know and I will update
asap. I have copied some details straight from your emails so thank-you to
those who offered the information.

 

Please bookmark the link to circulate next
time someone asks or to pass onto others who would like to compare covers
before making their choice. Sorry about the long link, its how my developer has
it set up and it doesn’t quite fit into a specific category.

 

http://bellybelly.com.au/articles/misc/private-health-funds-covering-midwifery-and-homebirth



Best Regards,

Kelly Zantey
Creator, BellyBelly.com.au 
Gentle Solutions For
Conception, Pregnancy, Birth & Parenthood
BellyBelly Birth Support











From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Justine Caines
Sent: Friday, 23 December 2005
1:31 PM
To: OzMid List
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Private
Health & Midwifery



 

Dear Kelly and all

Grand United recently launched a far more generous midwifery package. 
They cover up to $2000 for private midwifery incl HB.

JC 

Re: [ozmidwifery] Private Health & Midwifery

[Janet Fraser]

Some women in Joyous Birth are only shelling out about $500 in total for 2
MWs at home. It's quite surprising how many health funds are offering
coverage.
J
- Original Message - 
From: "Jo Bourne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Private Health & Midwifery


Kelly,

You probably don't want to hear this having just changed, but you might want
to continue looking around for someone that will give you more back than
$480!  Australian Unity offer a similar sort of cover for midwifery unless
you are having a "planned" homebirth - in which case you can get an
agreement from them in writing to cover somewhere between $2000-$2500. They
don't care if you have an OB as backup but they will only make payments to
one or the other so if you do transfer and use a private OB you won't get
the homebirth cover (though I think you still qualify for the standard
midwifery cover which as I said I think is similar to the NIB details
below). If you transfer publicly they will still cover the "planned
homebirth".

HBA's cover is apparently better still if you can find the right person to
talk to.

good luck!
Jo

At 11:37 AM +1100 23/12/05, Kelly @ BellyBelly wrote:
>Hey all,
>
>There has been lots of talk over the HBA covering midwifery of late, but
after being so unhappy with Medibank Private I did some research last night
and found out that NIB have actually been covering it for some time just not
in full ­ and they offer a much better package for much less cost than
Medibank that I have switched over!!! This is what NIB offer for midwifery
services:
>
>NIB
>
>10 ante-natal visits - $13 back per visit
>10 post-natal visits - $13 back per visit
>$220 back for the birth cost
>
>This is as per the safeguard cover (second to top cover) and if you have a
private Ob as back-up, there are some changes to these amounts so you need
to clarify (they wont cover as much for the private midwife), but not if you
go public. 100% ambulance cover. For my family, this package cost only $148
a month whereas Medibank are charging $190 and I get much less back, no
midwifery.
>
>Some might already know this, but for those that don¹t it might be a great
one to recommend to women seeking midwifery services. I just thought it was
so cool speaking to a private health fund that was readily and openly
telling me about their private midwife services. I was half expecting them
to have to ask someone else or have no idea.
>
>A very Merry Christmas to all on this list, you have provided me with so
much food for thought and help in some situations where I needed more
clarity. So thank-you to all and have a wonderful Christmas season.
>Best Regards,
>
>Kelly Zantey
>Director, <http://www.bellybelly.com.au/>www.bellybelly.com.au &
<http://www.toys4tikes.com.au/>www.toys4tikes.com.au
>Gentle Solutions For Conception, Pregnancy, Birth & Baby
>Australian Little Tikes Specialists
>


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Re: [ozmidwifery] Private Health & Midwifery

[Justine Caines]

Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] Private Health & Midwifery



Dear Kelly and all

Grand United recently launched a far more generous midwifery package. 
They cover up to $2000 for private midwifery incl HB.

JC

Re: [ozmidwifery] Private Health & Midwifery

[Jo Bourne]

Kelly,

You probably don't want to hear this having just changed, but you might want to 
continue looking around for someone that will give you more back than $480!  
Australian Unity offer a similar sort of cover for midwifery unless you are 
having a "planned" homebirth - in which case you can get an agreement from them 
in writing to cover somewhere between $2000-$2500. They don't care if you have 
an OB as backup but they will only make payments to one or the other so if you 
do transfer and use a private OB you won't get the homebirth cover (though I 
think you still qualify for the standard midwifery cover which as I said I 
think is similar to the NIB details below). If you transfer publicly they will 
still cover the "planned homebirth".

HBA's cover is apparently better still if you can find the right person to talk 
to.

good luck!
Jo

At 11:37 AM +1100 23/12/05, Kelly @ BellyBelly wrote:
>Hey all,
> 
>There has been lots of talk over the HBA covering midwifery of late, but after 
>being so unhappy with Medibank Private I did some research last night and 
>found out that NIB have actually been covering it for some time just not in 
>full ­ and they offer a much better package for much less cost than Medibank 
>that I have switched over!!! This is what NIB offer for midwifery services:
> 
>NIB
>
>10 ante-natal visits - $13 back per visit
>10 post-natal visits - $13 back per visit
>$220 back for the birth cost
>
>This is as per the safeguard cover (second to top cover) and if you have a 
>private Ob as back-up, there are some changes to these amounts so you need to 
>clarify (they wont cover as much for the private midwife), but not if you go 
>public. 100% ambulance cover. For my family, this package cost only $148 a 
>month whereas Medibank are charging $190 and I get much less back, no 
>midwifery.
> 
>Some might already know this, but for those that don¹t it might be a great one 
>to recommend to women seeking midwifery services. I just thought it was so 
>cool speaking to a private health fund that was readily and openly telling me 
>about their private midwife services. I was half expecting them to have to ask 
>someone else or have no idea.
> 
>A very Merry Christmas to all on this list, you have provided me with so much 
>food for thought and help in some situations where I needed more clarity. So 
>thank-you to all and have a wonderful Christmas season.
>Best Regards,
>
>Kelly Zantey
>Director, www.bellybelly.com.au & 
>www.toys4tikes.com.au
>Gentle Solutions For Conception, Pregnancy, Birth & Baby
>Australian Little Tikes Specialists
> 


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