Couples health insurance

Couples health insurance

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Couples Hospital cover

If you need to go to hospital, having Hospital cover can help you avoid public wait lists and be treated where you want to, by a specialist you know and trust.

We do our best to help our members with Hospital cover avoid, or minimise, out-of-pocket expenses for doctors’ costs and hospital bills. We believe in sharing as much useful information as possible to help answer questions ahead of a hospital visit. 

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Couples Extras cover

Extras cover can help with everyday health expenses like dental, optical, physio and chiro. We also pay a Natural Therapies benefit for things like a remedial massage or acupuncture session. 

Our Extras cover includes a Healthy Lifestyle benefit that you can use towards the cost of a service to help improve a health condition. This could be a gym membership, personal training sessions, or an online weight management program^.

See our Extras cover options

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Why Teachers Health for couples cover?

We’re for the education community

As the health fund for school staff and their families, you’re at the heart of everything we do.

We’re for members, not profit

Being not-for-profit, we’re about giving more back to members (not payouts to shareholders).

We’re for care when you need it

As a private patient you can choose your doctor and avoid long public hospital waits (phew!).

We’re for the greater good

We give back to the education community through scholarships, sponsorships, research and more.

Couples health cover FAQs

Can I add my partner to my existing policy?

If you’re currently on single or single parent cover, you’ll need to move onto a couple or family membership (whichever is relevant to you).

Is couples’ health insurance cheaper?

Couples cover is designed for two people in a relationship. So, while it can cost more than singles cover, it covers more people!

In general, we keep premiums as low as we can. Our average annual premium increase for 2024 was 2.65% – below the industry average of 3.03%.

Do we have to be married for couples’ insurance?

No, couples cover is designed for married and de facto relationships.

Income, child and dependant have special definitions for Medicare Levy Surcharge purposes. For more information, see the ATO website

Does couple insurance cover pregnancy?

We’ve got a range of Hospital and Extras cover to suit everyone’s needs and budgets. If you’re looking for pregnancy cover, read our pregnancy and birth info to see which level of cover would suit you.

You may want Hospital cover so you can choose your obstetrician and have a private room, and Extras cover for things like childbirth education, massage and chiro. You’ll also want to make sure your kids’ needs are covered as they grow up.

Can divorced couples share health insurance in Australia?

No, couples or family cover is designed for people in married and de facto relationships (and their dependants).

If you have cover with us, however, your former partner may be eligible to join Teachers Health. See more on who can join the Teachers Health family

Income, child and dependant have special definitions for Medicare Levy Surcharge purposes. For more information, see the ATO website

Can I change my cover if my life circumstances change?

Certainly. You can move onto singles cover or family cover

Find out how to change your cover online if you're already a member with us.

 

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