On this page:
- Who is Peoplecare?
- Does Peoplecare get many complaints from members?
- How good is Peoplecare's gap cover?
- How many hospital agreements does Peoplecare have in each state?
- Does Peoplecare offer any discounts?
- Does Peoplecare offer ambulance cover?
- Does Peoplecare offer family policies that cover adult children?
- Does Peoplecare let you claim online or in-app?
Who is Peoplecare?
Peoplecare is a national, nonprofit private health insurer established in 1953. It now has more than 75,000 members and offers a range of health support programs along with insurance. Peoplecare is also part of Members Health, an alliance of nonprofit and mutual health funds.
Phone: 1800 808 700
Website: peoplecare.com.au
Does Peoplecare get many complaints from members?
Peoplecare has a Medium complaints rating.
When we score policies we give each fund a complaints rating, based on the number of complaints and serious disputes the Ombudsman deals with. We take into account the size of the fund, so big funds don't get automatically penalised for having more complaints. The ratings are Low, Medium and High. A Low rating is better than a High rating – it means the fund has fewer complaints and fewer serious disputes for its size.
How good is Peoplecare's gap cover?
A medical gap is the difference between Medicare's recommended fee and what your doctor actually charges for a treatment or service.
Health funds have agreements with particular doctors and hospitals to cover all of the gap, which are called 'no gap agreements', or part of that gap, which are called 'known gap agreements' (these will have lower out-of-pocket costs, usually less than $500).
Our graphic below displays the CHOICE gap rating, which takes into account the percentage of services where members either paid no gap or a known gap, compared to the state average.
Rating scale
- Well above average
- Above average
- Average
- Below average
- Well below average
How many hospital agreements does Peoplecare have in each state?
The benefit amount your fund pays you for hospital services depends not only on the type of cover you buy, but also whether your fund has an agreement with the hospital where you're treated.
The table below shows how many hospital agreements Peoplecare has in your state compared to the fund with the highest number (the industry maximum). Note that public hospitals don't have agreements with specific funds and are generally treated as though they're agreement hospitals.
Does Peoplecare offer any discounts?
Discount for direct debit: Unknown
Discount for annual prepay: Unknown
Total discount for annual prepay via direct debit: Unknown
Youth discounts: These are offered on some Bronze Plus and Gold policies and are not transferable.
Does Peoplecare offer ambulance cover?
All Peoplecare extras, hospital and combined policies have emergency ambulance cover.
Does Peoplecare offer family policies that cover adult children?
- Adult children are covered on family policies for free until they turn 21.
- Full-time students are covered on family policies for free until they turn 25.
- Adult children younger than 25 can be covered on extended family policies for an extra cost.
Does Peoplecare let you claim online or in-app?
Yes, online claiming is available and there's also an app (iOS and Android).
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