Some of our Overseas Visitors Covers provide benefits for visits to your General Practitioner (GP) doctor.
With most claims, the money will be credited to your nominated Australian bank or credit union account within 2-3 business days, and you’ll receive an SMS to let you know when payment has been made.
Some of our Overseas Visitors Covers provide benefits for out-of-hospital medical tests and visits to specialists.
Not sure whether you can claim for specialist visits or medical tests? Log in to your account to find out what’s included for your cover.
With most claims, the money will be credited to your nominated Australian bank or credit union account within 2-3 business days, and you’ll receive an SMS to let you know when payment has been made.
Follow the same claiming process as described above for doctor visits.
If this is the first time you've visited the specialist or had tests conducted, you should also include a Medical Authority Form with your claim. This needs to be completed by the first doctor you consulted about your condition.
Once your claim is approved, the money will be credited to your nominated Australian bank or credit union account and you’ll receive an SMS to let you know when payment has been made.
If possible, contact Australian Unity before you go to hospital to get pre-approval for your procedure. This is important for two reasons:
If you’d like to get someone else to contact us on your behalf, make sure you’ve given us permission to speak to that person on your behalf by completing a Delegated Authority Form.
Most private hospitals and day facilities have an agreement with Australian Unity, which guarantees that you’ll be covered for some (or all) of the accommodation costs and most other services like theatre fees (up to your yearly limit).
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If you’ve got pre-approval, the hospital will bill Australian Unity directly, and all you’ll need to pay is any excess that applies to your cover.
If you weren’t able to arrange pre-approval, the hospital may ask you to pay a deposit before they admit you:
The hospital will contact us directly to find out about your level of cover.
If your claim is approved, the hospital will bill Australian Unity directly. (They bill us at a special agreed rate, which is usually much lower than their standard rates.
The hospital will then issue you with a refund of any amount owing.
The way you claim the bills from your surgeons and other doctors will vary depending on the arrangements you make with them.
Pay the doctors up front, and then claim money back from us, OR
Submit any unpaid accounts to Australian Unity, and we’ll issue you with cheques that you can forward to your doctors.
For both types of payments, follow the same claiming process as described above for doctor visits.
You may also need to include a Medical Authority Form with your claim (if you haven’t already provided one to Australian Unity). This form needs to be completed by the first doctor you consulted about your condition.
Note that there may be some out-of-pocket expenses for medical costs, depending on your level of cover and whether any restrictions or exclusions apply. If you have any out-of-pocket expenses, your doctor should have informed you of these costs before your admission.