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Medibank began as an Australian Government private health insurance scheme, established by the Whitlam government in 1975 through the Health Insurance Commission. [4] In its original form, it was a universal health insurance programme funded through taxation, that also ensured free treatment at public hospitals and provided subsidies to private hospitals.
Health Insurance Fund (HIF) is an Australian, not-for-profit insurer. In 1954 it was brought into existence as the WA Government Employee's Hospital and Medical Benefits Fund Incorporated. In 1954 it was brought into existence as the WA Government Employee's Hospital and Medical Benefits Fund Incorporated.
nib Group (nib, formerly Newcastle Industrial Benefits) is an Australian health care fund. It was established in 1952 to provide health insurance for workers at the BHP Newcastle Steelworks, and has since grown into a national and international operation. [1] As of 2017, nib held an 8.3% share of the Australian private health cover market. [2]
In October 2010 Newcastle, New South Wales based health fund NIB made a $140 million takeover offer to GMHBA members. The company went public with the offer, after the GMHBA board rejected their initial offer and refused to enter into discussions. NIB was Australia's first health fund to demutualise, listing on the stock exchange in 2007. [2]
Health insurance in Australia is community rated; health funds cannot take age, gender, pre-existing conditions or other underlying risk factors into account in the calculation of premiums. The largest health fund with a 26.9% market share is Medibank. Medibank was set up to provide competition to private "for-profit" health funds.
In 2012, First State Super merged with Health Super, a not-for-profit superannuation fund for workers in the health care and community services sector. At the time the merger meant the combined entity was the third largest superannuation fund in Australia. [6] In 2016, First State Super acquired StatePlus for $1.1bn to boost its advice offering.
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The Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia, commonly referred to as HCF, is an Australian private health insurer headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales.Founded in 1932, it has grown to become one of the country's largest combined registered private health fund and life insurance company.