Even with Medicare, health insurance and travel insurance, if you get injured, you still might have gaps in your coverage and have to pay for unexpected medical expenses.
Flip’s accidental injury insurance can complement your other coverage with cash payouts for eligible claims if you're injured in an accident. Boost your protection and peace of mind with Flip so you can get out there and enjoy life’s best moments.
The Australian healthcare system is complicated, and it’s important to understand how it works.
Medicare covers many health-related costs, but not always everything you might need if you have an injury. It covers:
Medicare doesn’t cover:
If you have private health insurance, it covers some costs that Medicare doesn’t, but you still might be left with out-of-pocket expenses. Depending on the product, it can cover:
Private health insurance doesn’t cover:
If you’re traveling overseas, it’s wise to consider travel insurance to protect you while you’re away, but travel insurance also has coverage gaps. It usually covers:
Travel insurance policies will often:
Flip offers cash payouts for eligible claims if you're injured in an accident. You can use that cash however you like. It could, for instance, be used to bridge the gaps in your Medicare and private health cover or travel insurance if you have it, such as:
Discover how Flip Active and Flip Kids work to fill the gaps left by other health coverage options.
In this real-world example*, we break down the costs associated with a broken arm and demonstrate how Flip Insurance works alongside Medicare and private health cover.
Flip active cover | Medicare | Private Heath insurance | |
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Specialist care | Payout of $100 | Certain amount covered | Covered but may have excess |
X-ray | Payout of $100 | Some of the cost might be covered | NOT COVERED |
MRI or CT Scan | Payout of $100 | Some of the cost might be covered | Depending on your level of cover |
2x physio | Payout of $150 | Some appointments covered | Depending on your level of cover |
Getting a cast | Payout of $100 | Some of the cost might be covered | Depending on your level of cover |
Flip pays $550 for this injury that you can use to pay for Medicare and Private health insurance gaps, excesses and other unforeseen costs |
See how Flip Roaming can integrate with travel insurance to enhance your protection in covered destinations overseas.
Check out this cost scenario from a torn ACL to learn where Flip can supplement your travel insurance cover while overseas and provide additional payouts for costs related to your injury once back in Australia.
Flip roaming cover* | Travel insurance | |
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Medical bills overseas | Eligible claims get: Reimbursement up to $20K of your medical costs while overseas and | There may be no cover for an off-piste skiing accident depending on the cover purchased or an excess may apply |
Medical bills in Australia after travel^ | Up to $50K in additional cash payouts depending on the severity of the injury, for instance if it requires: Diagnosis by x-ray ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ $100 Diagnosis by MRI ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ $100 A brace or cast ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ $100 Specialist care ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ $100 Surgery ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ $2,000 TOTAL $2,400 | NOT COVERED |
*Check your travel insurance policy details carefully to see exactly what it covers and read our PDS to see if Flip Roaming is right for you ^Some medical bills in Australia will be covered by Medicare or private health insurance |
Whether it's a day, a week, a season or a race, make your Flip work for you.
It is a type of personal insurance that provides cover if you have an injury from an accident. Flip has a range of accidental injury insurance products that offer cash payouts for accidental injuries of a specified severity that happen whilst you're covered. There are no waiting periods and no cancellation fees. You can use your cash however you like, whether it’s on medical costs that aren’t covered by your other insurance, Ubers to your appointments, or getting a babysitter or food delivery while you’re out of action. Whatever works for you.
While Medicare covers many health-related costs, it doesn’t cover everything. You can use Flip’s cash payouts towards out-of-pocket expenses, excess costs and other gaps that Medicare may not fully address.
No. Flip offers accidental injury insurance, which is different to health insurance. Private health insurance covers treatments in private hospitals and can also cover extras like optical, dental and physio.
Flip can work alongside private health insurance by making cash payouts for eligible injuries which can be used to help cover the cost of gaps like excess payments, specialist appointments and post-injury care not covered by health insurance.
No. Flip Roaming is accidental injury insurance, which is different from travel insurance. It covers you for accidental injuries only in covered destinations, offering reimbursement of overseas medical care costs (up to A$20,000) and cash payouts for injuries of a specified severity (up to A$50,000).
Flip Roaming provides accidental injury cover for (almost) any activity, including extreme adventure sports (but excluding motorcycling). Travel insurance policies commonly limit the activities you are covered for.
Travel insurance policies commonly require you to pay an excess in relation to claims or deduct that amount from the claim payment. Flip Roaming doesn't have an excess, so you will be reimbursed for all the costs of your covered overseas medical care for accidental injuries (up to $20,000).
Flip Roaming also offers Extra Recovery Cash payments for accidental injuries of a specified severity (up to $50,000), which you can spend on anything you like. Travel insurance policies are commonly limited to reimbursing your loss and costs incurred only.
If you’re injured in an accident abroad, Flip Roaming can integrate with travel insurance. You can use the cash payouts to cover unexpected expenses, helping to bridge the gaps in your travel insurance.
Check your travel insurance policy details carefully to see exactly what it covers and read our PDS to see if Flip Roaming is right for you.