GMHBA wins industry award for third straight year

GEELONG-based health provider GMHBA has added another gong to its cabinet after receiving the prestigious Canstar Outstanding Value Award – Hospital Cover (VIC) for a third consecutive year.

As part of the annual Canstar Health Insurance Awards, GMHBA was awarded the nod over 32 different private health insurers, including 3,683 hospital and 4,275 extras policy variations.

GMHBA chief executive officer David Greig said GMHBA’s widespread commitment to more than 90,000 hospital admissions and almost 62,000 surgeries in the past financial year alone was a major factor in the organisation’s award win.

“Last financial year GMHBA paid $402 million in hospital and medical claims, and this represents life changing access to health care and financial support for our members,” Mr Greig said.

“We are committed to helping our members access the healthcare they need, and have invested significantly in providing great products, services and experiences.

“Over the next 12 months, we’ll be launching a new suite of extras products that will complement our award-winning hospital products and offer our members better value and more choice depending on their cover needs.”

The Canstar Health Insurance Awards are considered the gold standard in the health insurance industry.

GMHBA continues to support more than 320,000 members nationally and has expanded its offering beyond private health insurance.

GMHBA is the largest not-for-profit regional health insurer in the country and will open a second multidisciplinary GMHBA Hub in Geelong later this month. The Hub will aim to improve accessibility to services such as dental, eye care, medical, and physiotherapy under the one roof.

“We are also investing significantly in technology that will equip our people with leading edge capabilities to deliver best in class experiences for our members and patients,” Mr Greig said.