Australian Retirement Podcast

What do I do about my private health insurance?


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In this Australian Retirement Podcast episode, your host James O'Reilly, from Northeast Wealth speaks with longevity expert Dr Steven Lu about how to get the best Private Health cover for you, the health issues where you’ll most need it, and the times you won’t.


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Topics covered today:

  1. The history of Private Health Insurance (PHI) in Australia
  2. Why having PHI can significantly reduce your tax bill
  3. When does PHI deliver good value for policy holders?
  4. What are the major pitfalls of PHI?
  5. Spending on disaster recovery, versus disaster prevention
  6. How Australian Private Health Cover is changing today
  7. Your options if not taking out PHI
  8. How you can take action today

  9. Resources for this episode

    • Dr Steven Lu’s practice - Everlab: https://www.everlab.com.au/ 
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