Changes to HBF Hospitals

[Reborn]

I got a letter yesterday saying that HBF are listing 4 hospitals in WA because the company that owns the hospitals wants to up the price. The problem is that the 4 hospitals are all maternity ones. Now if you want to go private for your birth you'll have to go a catholic hospital. I was wondering if all the other pirvate funds have done this? Also has anyone else got the letter?

[erinn]

Yes I got this letter on Thursday last week. Not great at all. Although I am hoping that personally it wont affect myself too much as we are the opposite end of Perth from those four hospitals. Still not good if you live NOR.

[JordansMummy]

Yup I got this letter too. I bet it would be very frustrating for many people. We all pay alot of $$ to hbf for cover and it is going to cost people even more now if they chose to go to one of these hospitals! At least for me Mercy is not on that list, thank goodness.

[SmilyBlueEyes]

HBF is not what it was. :kiss:It is now determined to artificially complex in The American Style our simple excellent system with ploys like participating provider shams, cutting rebates...... their dental rebates have been frozen - give or take a dollar or two for 15 years. Something is wrong :shame:when they seem to just want to be funky and constantly cut rebates when in fact they don't pay tax plus the money is members' funds but they are prepared to offer a hole in the bucket with "join now- claim immediately" expensive adverts on TV. I have had enough and I am giving them the flick by joining the huge exodus by other disappointed HBF members after I have loyally had top cover for 34 years!
There is only one reality:


did some one have a service,
was the person a registered provider then...
an insured event and thus
a rebate is due.Anything less is a fabricated game to :ecomcity:.. We all accept this unnecessary complexification, but who will see the illusion before they destruct themselves by playing games "Fall down the Hole" You are not covered. Heck, they don't even issue a contract, but just whip out the Mont Blanc pen and say without informing you "no rebate". Come contract Some GALL?:devil: Thank God for competition which

sees other insurers upholding the consumer's legitimate right to enquire and select the best recommended person, be they gyno, dentist or GP Medico. MediBank once selected their Participating Providers on a criterion "is there a fire extinguisher in the waiting room?".:party: Hang on, I want the best person for my wife, daughter and my abused self. I want to be an active consumer, asking questions of nurses working along side Dr Surgeon Fantastic, Anaesthetists witnessing the best from the hesitant; these people know and our whole system is based upon "informed choice" not "who is thirsty and idle enought to sign away their morality and integrity to an insurer"? Yet ever Tryer has his price? Provider choice should be based upon reputation, integrity and outcomes, not some Johnny Come Lately Just off the Ship from Borat-stan or an out of work migrant Doctor from Neverland thirsty and needy to have patients stampeded by HBF to His trendy over treating Gucci Hands.:flowerz: