Waiting periods recognised
Waiting periods already served for comparable services will be recognised
Couples Health Insurance made easy – and rewarding
Qantas Insurance makes it easy for you and your partner to manage your health insurance through one policy. Plus if you’re switching, we’ll look after all the paperwork.
You’ll also get rewarded with Qantas Points when you join, when you pay your premiums, and when you track your fitness activities through the Qantas Wellbeing App. Â
Earn up to 130,000 Qantas Points for joining by 30 November. Points will be awarded based on your level of cover over 6 months. Eligibility criteria and T&Cs apply.Â
Earn 1 Qantas Point per $1 spent on your premium every month.Â
You could earn 12,000 Qantas Points in a year with the Qantas Wellbeing App by walking 10,000 steps each day and regularly reaching your sleep goals.Â
Your health insurance cover options for couples
Explore our Hospital and Extras covers.
Why switch to Qantas Health Insurance for couples
No surprises
Get 60%, 65% or 75% back on Extras up to your annual limit when you claim
Minimal paperwork
Most of the paperwork will be taken care of for you, so you don’t have to worry
Claim online
Claim on the go for most Extras either online or via the Qantas Wellbeing App
Why get health insurance cover for couples?
Having the same health insurance cover for you and your partner just makes life simpler. You have the comfort of knowing you’re both covered for the same things, and you only need to manage one account and one payment.
What is Hospital cover?
Hospital cover helps pay the often high costs of in-hospital services such as surgery, anaesthesia, private rooms and theatre fees, and will vary according to the level of cover you choose, your service provider, and the procedure involved.
What is Extras cover?
Extras cover helps pay for things that are ‘extra’ to in-hospital services – and not covered by Medicare. Purchased separately or together with Hospital cover, an Extras policy covers health care services like dental, physio and optical.
Helping you understand health insurance...
All Australian residents pay a contribution towards the cost of running Medicare, our national health care system. It’s called the Medicare Levy and is paid in addition to the base tax you pay on your taxable income.
The Medicare Levy Surcharge (MLS) is a tax paid in addition to the Medicare Levy if you don’t have private hospital cover and your income is above a certain threshold. Its aim is to encourage individuals to take out private hospital cover to reduce demand on the public system.
You won’t pay the MLS if…
You have an appropriate amount of Hospital cover (defined as Hospital cover with an excess of $750 or less for singles, or $1,500 or less for couples and families).
If your annual taxable income is less than $97,000, or $194,000 for a couple.
If you don’t have private hospital cover, you may need to pay the MLS if your income is above the following thresholds:
Source: www.ato.gov.au. Accurate as at 1 July 2024. The ATO may change the income tiers applicable from time to time and you can find up to date information here.
*Single parents and couples (including de facto couples) are subject to family tiers. For families with children, the thresholds are increased by $1,500 for each child after the first.
All Australian residents pay a contribution towards the cost of running Medicare, our national health care system. It’s called the Medicare Levy and is paid in addition to the base tax you pay on your taxable income.
The Medicare Levy Surcharge (MLS) is a tax paid in addition to the Medicare Levy if you don’t have private hospital cover and your income is above a certain threshold. Its aim is to encourage individuals to take out private hospital cover to reduce demand on the public system.
You won’t pay the MLS if…
You have an appropriate amount of Hospital cover (defined as Hospital cover with an excess of $750 or less for singles, or $1,500 or less for couples and families).
If your annual taxable income is less than $97,000, or $194,000 for a couple.
If you don’t have private hospital cover, you may need to pay the MLS if your income is above the following thresholds:
Source: www.ato.gov.au. Accurate as at 1 July 2024. The ATO may change the income tiers applicable from time to time and you can find up to date information here.
*Single parents and couples (including de facto couples) are subject to family tiers. For families with children, the thresholds are increased by $1,500 for each child after the first.
Why Qantas Insurance?
Today, Qantas Frequent Flyer members can feel confident that they’ll be looked after from the moment they take out an insurance policy, right through to when they claim.
Qantas Health Insurance is piloted by Qantas and backed by nib, insurance underwriters since 1952. In 2016, nib paid out a record $1.36 billion in claims, the equivalent of $26 million per week, so you can see why they are our chosen partner.
Switch to Qantas Health Insurance for couples and earn Qantas Points
Qantas Health Insurance is issued by nib health funds limited ABN 83 000 124 381 (nib) a registered private health insurer, and is arranged by Qantas Airways Limited ABN 16 009 661 901 (Qantas), for which Qantas receives commission.
It is important to be aware that health insurance will only cover the portion of costs that relate to an admission to hospital. Specialist fees outside of hospital or other outpatient fees in relation to chemotherapy or radiotherapy aren’t covered.
High cost drugs are sometimes requested for the Treatment of some cancers. Typically high-cost drugs are for newer Treatments that are not recognised by the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) because the PBS considers them to be still under clinical trial and therefore experimental Treatments. Health insurance will not Cover high cost drugs for the same reasons (or may only Cover a small portion of the cost). It is the responsibility of the treating doctor, and Hospital, to inform Patients about the potential for large out-of-pockets as a result of high cost drugs.