Teachers Health Fund

Teachers Health Fund at a glance:

• Teachers Health Fund exists exclusively to support people in the education community and their families.
• As the largest industry-based health fund, Teachers Health Fund is committed to providing great value health insurance to its members through lower costs and generous benefits.
• As a mutual, not-for-profit organisation, Teachers Health Fund does not have shareholders to pay dividends to, so any surplus generated is reinvested back into the Fund for the benefits of members and the education community.

About the fund:

Teachers Health Fund is the largest industry-based fund in Australia and has been proudly serving educators since 1954. With 60 years experience and over 115,000 members, covering over 250,000 lives, Teachers Health Fund understands the education community. It offers a range of health cover to suit individual private health insurance needs, offering peace of mind, whatever stage of life you are at. You can mix and match its Hospital and Extras covers, or take out StarterPak which is a packaged cover designed to suit young singles.

Claiming Options:

Teachers Health Fund provides the following claiming options for Extras benefits:

• Swipe your membership card to claim on the spot at participating Extras providers. This is called the Health Industry Claims and Payment Service (HICAPS).
• Claim through online member services
• Post your claim form
• Email your claim form
• Submit your claim form in person at a Teachers Health Centre

For Hospital claims, the hospital usually sends the bill directly to Teachers Health Fund for payment.

Why choose Teachers Health Fund?

As the largest industry-based health fund, Teachers Health Fund is committed to providing great value health insurance to its members through lower costs and generous benefits. With 60 years experience and over 115,000 members, covering over 250,000 lives, Teachers Health Fund understands the education community and can therefore offer a range of quality health cover options to suit individual private health insurance needs, offering peace of mind, whatever stage of life you are at.