I gave Medibank Private the flick a few years back because they kept increasing my premiums and reducing my rebates. I changed over to Defence Health because they had good reviews and my Grandfather had served in the army. A year after I joined they too started increasing my premiums and reducing my benefits. To add insult to injury, they also took it upon themselves to increase my agreed excess from $400 to $500. The policy I'd signed up for was actually called Premier Hospital Gold 400 & Premier Extras. Now it's been renamed Premier Hospi...

Husband serviced 36 years in army and I was a top cover member all that time with defence health the servicewas always really good. Once he discharged we where just kicked to the gutter, policy more than doubled and absolutely no loyalty for being a member for 36 years. I was so shocked.
Navy health have provided us a far superior service.
No support for ex service member or family. Shame on you defence health

Signed up and paid the annual fee. I purchased physio 12 hours before the cool-off period. It was sent to a Team leader and their decision was not to provide support.

I'v since spoken with two other health agencies who said this would have been covered.

I will be sure to remember the courtesy given come renewel time.

Keep away!! Don't be fooled by the term 'Defence' they don't give two crap. 12 hours trumps 12 years service.

You've been warned.

Great extras coverage and I havent had any issues with any of my hospital claims, Im on top hosptial cover with no excess and I have not had any gap fees in any of my admissions thus far.

Took out a travel insurance policy for their "cancel for any reason" cover. This is not an accurate description as I won't be seeing one cent back from them whe trying to claim for a wedding cancellation.

I took this cover well before Covid - 19 was declared and they will not help me in any way.

Would not recommend this group to any person what so ever.

Defence travel insurance policy was ok value for money and I guess I wanted to show loyalty to Defence Health because we have been with them for over 25 years.... not anymore.

I cancelled our travel insurance in mid Mar and before the official travel ban for COVID was in force, and still haven’t received our refund.

I find this unacceptable and I’m disappointed with their processes.

Really bad service. Different answers from each rep, no clear management levels, avoidance of claims due to fine print conditions or no proper explanation and very expensive. Level of cover seems to keep shrinking like dental, optical, podiatry to name a few. Better value elsewhere.

My experience so far had been good with DH until i took out their travel insurance. I use the app constantly with no real issues. Their travel insurance however i have been disappointed, out of pocket. Took coverage in November to find we are not covered by pandemic, tried to repeatedly call with sometimes the phone next to me for an hour with no response, email was finally replied to a 3 weeks later with just a message saying we use Allianz for the travel policy and a link to their website, and didn't even answer my questions. Then emailed...

I have been a member of Defence Health for many years and unfortunately, while its still a good and reputable organisation, the service level has become very unsatisfactory. Make a call and you wait at least 30 minutes, and typically give up; send an email, and you might get an answer in a week; try using the Mobile Claims App... simple to use, it just doesn't work as it never uploads the photographed claim. It's a shame that the service has deteriorated even faster than the premiums go up.

I was originally with defence health and switched over to Navy Health because Defence health decided to cut their benefits to members on extras. Its because they were losing money. Thank God Navy Health does not do that.
If you do your research, the extras on Navy Health benefits are higher than defence. And also compare the premiums. You can see the difference.

We switched to Defence Health from another really big company only 6 months before my husband was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. Defence Health NEVER faltered... they paid out literally almost one hundred thousand dollars in hospital care, and fees, and incidentals, and God knows what else little fees pop up . They never questioned anything. They had his back all the way.
LOYALTY> has no price at the time like this.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being caring and being so easy to deal with.
He is now in REMISSION, thank

After comparing insurers, I found Defence Health to be no cheaper than other funds. Claims took ages to process, and benefits constantly reduced dsch year. I switched funds to save my family money.

I've been a member of Defence Health since I was a kid on my parent's cover (dad was in the Navy). I took out my own cover when I moved out of home and I've never had a problem. They pay my claims quickly and when I've compared them to other funds in the past, they are the best value for money. Wouldn't be without them!

Defence Health is fantastic value for money. Their claims process through their app is so quick and easy. Their staff are very friendly and helpful via telephone. The process to add a new member to the policy was very quick and easy.

Due to my brother being a serving member of the ADF, i qualified as a relative with Defence Health.

Have been a member for 3 years now, currently on the Top hospital + Premium Extras package. Could not be happier with the level of service or the updated flexi limits extras. Highly recommend to any ADF personnel or their family!

I've been with them for 1 year by myself, and they covered me when I had to go to hospital for a treatment. afterwards I wanted to downgrade my plan cause it was too expensive, they said it was fine - but then I got sick again and had to visit hospital. Now I have less cover, and have to pay more right? Wrong! I call them again and ask if I can go back to old plan because of this unpredicted event. They say its fine because it's within 30 days of changing. Good people, good insurance

I have been with Defence Health For 27 years and in that time our kids have grown up and are members also. I can't recommend them enough. Every claim we have submitted has been dealt with and we haven't had to worry about anything. I do believe that there is no other Health fund out there that can compare to what they offer for your money.

I have been with Defence Health as a non-serving member for years. They have always been prompt with payment of claims and have provided knowledgeable assistance by phone. I cannot really fault. They are excellent also in that when I have purchased travel insurance for overseas, through another provider, they have put my monthly payments for health insurance cover on hold until my return from overseas and me providing all my boarding passes to/from destination. This has stopped me double paying for health insurance cover during my holiday periods.

I don't know much about their travel insurance cover and service so would like to see more reviews specifically here about that service if you've had to claim or make contact.

After 8 years another private health fund, where premiums climbed and service became non-existent, I shopped around and found I was eligible for Defence Health as my dear old grandfather had served. Once I had his service number, signing up was no problem, and since then I have been pleased with the service, speed of payment and benefits offered. Defence Health are transparent about what will they pay, upfront - no guessing! The best part for me is that I don't have to think about health insurance anymore, it just takes care of itself.

Called earlier this evening to see if I was covered for certain things. The lady who helped me was fabulous. Was friendly and patient and personable...waiting for me to get myself organized, knew when I was flustered and put me at ease. She even called me back to make sure I was completely aware of everything I needed to know. Cannot recommend then highly enough.