Will my health insurance cover the cost of a vaccine once it’s developed?

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Will my health insurance cover the cost of a vaccine once it’s developed?

If your Extras cover includes Pharmaceutical Prescriptions, Apia Health Insurance will pay benefits towards the cost of medicines (like vaccines) prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner. They must be dispensed by either a doctor, pharmacy or licensed Chemist registered with Apia Health Insurance in order to be eligible for the benefit.

Apia Health Insurance will pay a Pharmaceutical Prescriptions benefit when the medicine is:

listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG)
listed with the Poisons Standard; and as 4 or 8
not subsidised or claimable through the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits

If you’ve got Extras cover that includes the Pharmaceutical Prescriptions benefit, and the vaccine meets these criteria, then Apia Health Insurance will cover the vaccine.

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Australian Pensioners Insurance Agency Pty Ltd (Apia) ABN 14 099 650 996 AR 239591 is an authorised representative of AAI Limited ABN 48 005 297 807 AFSL 230859 (AAI), the issuer of Home, Landlord, Car, Motorcycle, Caravan, Motorhome, Boat, Travel, Compulsory Third Party Personal Injury (CTP) Insurance and Motor Accident Injuries Insurance (MAI Insurance).

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Any advice on this page in connection with the Life products is general in nature and is provided by Platform Ventures Pty Ltd ABN 35 626 745 177 AFS Representative Number 001266101 (PV). PV is part of the Suncorp Group and an authorised representative of TAL Direct Pty Limited ABN 39 084 666 017, AFSL 243260 (TAL Direct).

Apia Funeral Insurance is issued by either Asteron Life & Superannuation Limited ABN 87 073 979 530, AFSL 229880 (Asteron) or by TAL Life Limited ABN 70 050 109 450 AFSL 237848 (TAL Life) which is part of the TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia Pty Limited ABN 97 150 070 483 group of companies (TAL). Both Asteron and TAL Life are part of the TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia Pty Limited ABN 97 150 070 483 group of companies (TAL). TAL companies use the Apia brand under license. TAL companies are not part of the Suncorp Group. TAL Direct Pty Limited ABN 39 084 666 017 AFSL 243260 (TAL Direct) has been authorised under an arrangement with the insurers to enter into, vary or cancel insurance cover and manage, administer and settle claims on behalf of the insurer as if it were the insurer.

Asteron and TAL Life support and adhere to the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Code). The Code has been developed voluntarily by the Life Insurance industry through the Financial Services Council to promote high standards of service to consumers, provide a benchmark of consistency within the industry, and establish a framework for professional behaviour and responsibilities. Download the Code here. For more information contact the Financial Services Council on (02) 9299 3022 (local call cost), email info@fsc.org.au or visit www.fsc.org.au.

Apia Health Insurance is issued by nib health funds limited ABN 83 000 124 381 (nib), a registered private health insurer, and is marketed by Platform CoVentures Pty Ltd ABN 82 626 829 623 (PC), a Suncorp Group company. PC is an authorised agent of nib and receives commission from nib.

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