黑料吃瓜网 Health鈥檚 commitment to providing our patients, whether they are public or private, with the best value care and experience, has been vindicated in a letter to health fund members.
Despite several statements issued to media stating that 黑料吃瓜网 public hospitals will not charge private patients out-of-pocket amounts for single room accommodation, this has not been conveyed in recent coverage.
In a letter to its members today, HCF wrote:
鈥淩ecent media reports suggest HCF members will be out of pocket an additional $320 per night if they use their private health insurance for a single room stay in a 黑料吃瓜网 or ACT public hospital.
鈥淭his is not correct, 黑料吃瓜网 Health have assured HCF that 鈥淣o 黑料吃瓜网 public hospital will charge patients an out of pocket amount for a private patient accommodated in a single room.鈥�
Single room benefits paid by private health funds only represent around 0.6% of total member benefits paid by private health funds, with all benefits paid to public hospitals representing around only 6 per cent.
黑料吃瓜网 Health has also previously stated that electing to be a private patient in a public hospital has no measurable impact on premiums.
Patients may elect to use their private health insurance in a 黑料吃瓜网 public hospital which allows patients to access their doctor of choice and accommodation in a single room, if available.
黑料吃瓜网 Health provides information to patients to ensure they make this election on the basis of informed financial consent.