Health Insurance - August 12th COVID-19: A Guide to Face Masks Even before the reappearance of COVID-19 in the community and the re-lockdown of Auckland, the government was advising us to use face masks. It came on the back of new advice from the World Health Organisation. By …
Health Insurance - August 4th Paying Big Dental Bills: What Are My Options? Dental treatments don’t come cheap. The average cost for a filling in New Zealand is between $150-$320. A root canal costs $740-$1160, and a tooth removal around $230. And braces? You’re looking at anywhere from …
Health Insurance - June 25th Why Does Private Health Insurance Matter? Why bother with private health insurance? When we all pay taxes and already have a robust public healthcare system, why do Kiwis need to pay extra for medical cover? It's a valid question, and one …
Health Insurance - June 24th Revealed NZ’s Best Health Insurer: UniMed The unfortunate thing about falling ill is that it can happen to any of us at any time, even people who treat their bodies as temples. And while Kiwis are fortunate to have access to …
Health Insurance - June 24th Health Insurance: What Perks Can I Get With My Policy? Over one million New Zealanders – approximately 1. 4 million, according to the Health Funds Association of New Zealand – have a health insurance policy. Health insurance helps cover the cost of health services and …
Health Insurance - March 17th Worried Sick? What You Should Know About Taking Sick Leave for Your Mental Health The conversation around mental health in New Zealand has broadened in recent years, but there can still be stigma around the issue. Sometimes workplaces haven’t quite caught up with the important discussions happening in wider …
Health Insurance - March 9th Worried Sick About COVID-19? Here are the 5 Dirtiest Things We Touch Daily Your cellphone You’re likely carrying around one of the worst little culprits in your back pocket. Cell phones are bacteria havens. Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine found one in six phones …
Health Insurance - March 3rd Rushing Out to Buy Hand Sanitiser? Read These 5 Surprising Facts First Co-Author: Nicole Barratt As the number of novel coronavirus infections rises across the world, people are reaching for hand sanitisers to try to prevent its spread. The World Health Organisation (WHO) – which recently declared the …
Health Insurance - January 27th How getting health insurance can help you jump the queue Co-author: Michelle Norton More than one million New Zealanders – approximately 1. 4 million according to the Health Funds Association of New Zealand (HFANZ) – already have a health insurance policy. That figure is nothing to sneeze …
Health Insurance - January 6th A keto-free guide to setting New Year goals for health Whether it’s a complicated new diet, or going cold turkey on one of your favourite vices, an abrupt lifestyle change is a very difficult thing to stick to. So, what we suggest is starting out by …
