What is ambulance cover?
Ambulance cover is cover for the costs when you are transported in an ambulance or receive treatment from an ambulance provider without transport.
All Peoplecare Combination, Hospital or Extras covers include 100% ambulance cover.
Queensland and Tasmanian residents don’t need to worry about ambulance insurance in their states, because it’s free. Queensland residents are also covered by their state when travelling around Australia.
Do I really need ambulance cover?
Ambulance transport and services are generally expensive. If you hold ambulance cover, Peoplecare will cover the costs for eligible services.
In NSW, the minimum ambulance charge for an emergency call-out is $407 for NSW residents before you even hit the road, where a per kilometre charge of $3.67 kicks in. The maximum charge for an ambulance is $6,668 for NSW residents and no maximum charge for non-NSW residents.
Remember, there are also air and sea ambulances, which cost even more – up to tens of thousands of dollars.
Are there annual limits on Peoplecare ambulance cover?
There are no annual limits on your Peoplecare ambulance cover.
What’s covered?
1-day waiting period.
Benefit percentage: 100%.
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How to claim an ambulance bill
Don’t pay it, just send it straight to us ASAP via our mobile app or through our Online Member Services.
We’ll sort it out for you and pay 100% of all eligible ambulance claims.
Important: Private Health Funds don’t cover additional debt recovery costs if you don’t claim before the ambulance bill’s due date. You’ll have to pay those fees yourself.
That’s why it’s important to send us your ambulance bills as soon as you receive them.
How much does it cost to claim an ambulance trip?
It costs nothing to claim an ambulance trip on your Peoplecare cover (i.e. you don’t need to pay an excess or pay anything).
Ambulance frequently asked questions
We're proud of our ambulance cover (included on all of our hospital, extras or combo covers). Read on for answers to common FAQs.
Yes
Peoplecare covers emergency ambulance costs and any non-emergency ambulance travel that is deemed 'medically necessary'.
Yes, we cover land, air and sea ambulance transport when provided by a state approved ambulance provider.
No, it covers state approved ambulance providers.
Yes
No, members won't need to make any payment towards covered ambulance trips.
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