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Private Health Funds

Effective Minds is a provider of health and wellness services, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling. Effective Minds works directly with private health funds in Australia; we also offer health fund rebates through our accreditation and membership with various Australian Hypnotherapy Associations. Some health funds provide refunds for a wide range of services, including hypnotherapy, to help clients achieve optimal health and well-being.

Taking this into consideration, we work with private health funds directly and indirectly, and it’s important to note that the list of health funds below is only a guide, and clients should check with their funds to confirm coverage. This will ensure that you can take full advantage of any benefits you may be entitled to.

Health fund provider numbers are issued to the provider and not Norwest Wellbeing. It is important to understand that private health fund coverage may vary from provider to provider based on the service you are booking. All required provider numbers will be on your invoice issued electronically after your booking.

Most health funds we work with do not allow online claims; therefore, you will not need an item number. We also do not have a Hicaps service available in the clinic.

Changes to cover your health fund are at the sole discretion of the fund and outside of our control. If your fund does not provide cover, please consider contacting them and asking why. The more enquiries they receive, the more likely they are to provide cover for hypnotherapy.

Provider List

Fund nameProvides coverAdditional informationContact
Australian Health Management (AHM)Provides coverAHM only cover for stop smoking134246
CBHS Health FundProvides coverCBHS Health Fund verify the provider through the Australian Hypnotherapy Association when validating a claim.1300654123
CUA Health FundProvides coverYou must have a doctor’s letter/referral advising that you are having hypnotherapy for stress management, weight loss or quit smoking. Benefit will cover up to $200 per family per year.1300499260
Grand United HealthProvides coverGrand United Health verify the provider through the Australian Hypnotherapy Association when validating a claim.1800249966
Health Care Insurance LimitedProvides coverThe client will have 2 options for weight management and stop smoking. They can go via a “health maintenance claim form” that can be down loaded from the https://help.health.maintenance-programs?b_id=1114 website and must be signed by their GP to cover up to $200 and then they can also go via their “Natural Health Therapy cover for up to a further $300. Their Natural Health Cover section covers all other issues apart from the stop smoking and weight management. A claim via their Natural Health Therapist Cover does not require a GP signature.1800804950
Health PartnersProvides coverHealth Partners verify the provider through the Australian Hypnotherapy Association when validating a claim.1300113113
Navy Health FundProvides coverConditions apply; check directly with your fund if they cover Clinical Hypnotherapy.1300306289
Navy HealthProvides coverConditions apply; check directly with your fund if they cover Clinical Hypnotherapy.1300306289
NRMA Health InsurancesProvides coverConditions apply; check directly with your fund if they cover Clinical Hypnotherapy.132818
Phoenix Health FundProvides coverConditions apply; check directly with your fund if they cover Clinical Hypnotherapy.1800028817
Queensland Country HealthProvides coverConditions apply; check directly with your fund if they cover Clinical Hypnotherapy.1800813415
RT Health Fund (Formerly Railway and Transport Health Fund LtdProvides coverConditions apply; check directly with your fund if they cover Clinical Hypnotherapy.1300886123
Reserve Bank Health SocietyProvides coverConditions apply; check directly with your fund if they cover Clinical Hypnotherapy.1800027299
Teachers Federation HealthProvides coverConditions apply; check directly with your fund if they cover Clinical Hypnotherapy.1300727538
GU HealthProvides coverConditions apply; check directly with your fund if they cover Clinical Hypnotherapy.https://www.guhealth.com.au/
HBFProvides coverConditions apply; check directly with your fund if they cover Clinical Hypnotherapy.Tel:133423
Australian Regional Health Group (ARHG)Partial coverSome of the group covers Hypnotherapy with a psychologist, and others of the group do not.TEL:0401832061
Australian UnityPartial coverSince mid 2018, Australian Unity no longer offer policies that include hypnotherapy. They do pay rebates on policies held prior to 2018 which covered hypnotherapy.132939
Medibank PrivatePartial coverOnline claims are not available for hypnotherapy. Hypnotherapy rebates are only available to Medibank Private members that were members prior to April 2011 and opted for package bonus. The package bonus allows their members to pick what they want to cover in their package bonus when they join. Bonuses accumulate at $50 per year total for the auxiliary package.1300427149
ACA Health Benefits FundNo coverNo cover for Hypnotherapy1300368390
BUPA AustraliaNo coverNo cover for Hypnotherapy1300690122
Credicare Health FundNo coverNo cover for HypnotherapyTEL:1300499260
Central West HealthNo coverNo cover for Hypnotherapy0481816689
Cessnock District HealthNo coverNo cover for Hypnotherapy02%204990%201385
HCFNo coverNo cover for Hypnotherapy131334
Latrobe Health ServicesNo coverNo cover for Hypnotherapy1300362144
Lysaght PeoplecareNo coverNo cover for Hypnotherapy1800808690
MBF AustraliaNo coverMerged with Bupa1300690122
NIBNo coverNo cover for Hypnotherapy131642
One Medi FundNo coverNo cover for Hypnotherapy1800148626
Police Health FundNo coverNo cover for Hypnotherapy1800603603
St LukesNo coverNo cover for Hypnotherapy1300651988
Transport HealthNo coverNo cover for Hypnotherapy1300 806 808
WestfundNo coverNo cover for Hypnotherapy1300937838