News 07.04.26: Health insurance premiums increased by an average of 4.41% from 1 April 2026. The largest rise in nearly a decade. Read more at https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/19/australian-private-health-insurance-premiums-increase-will-policies-deliver-cost-more.
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Save up to $480/yr on your visitor health cover.

Side-by-side OVHC for the visas that matter: 482 Working, 500 Student, 600 Tourist, and Working Holiday (417 / 462).

  • Right Visa.
  • Right price.
  • Right cover.

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Every OVHC provider.Right cover for your visa.Better price.

OVHC providers
12
OVHC policies
240
Average saving / year
$480

Why we show you every OVHC provider.

Why we show you every OVHC provider. (mobile: use the pager below to switch between competitors)
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OVHC providers listed
12
OVHC policies displayed
240+
Visa types covered
All visitor visasUpdated daily
Approach
Independent, unbiased

Last checked: 13 May 2026. We list every Australian OVHC provider with publicly-available pricing, regardless of commercial relationships.

How it works.

  • Tell us what matters.

    Your health priorities, your extras habits, your budget. No account needed.

  • We show you the whole market.

    Prices, coverage, claims data, extras limits, reviews. Side by side.

  • Pick what fits. We handle the switch.

    No double premiums, no gaps in cover, no waiting periods to re-serve.

Join from anywhere. In or outside of Australia.

When you're ready to switch, here's exactly what we handle for you (and what to expect).

  • No double payment

    We coordinate the start date with the new fund and the cancellation date with the old one. You won't pay two premiums at once.

  • No gaps in cover

    Your new policy starts the same day your old one ends. If you need treatment in between, you stay covered the entire time.

  • Waiting periods carry over

    If you've already served waiting periods on equivalent cover, you don't serve them again. We confirm portability with both funds in writing.

  • We cancel your old cover

    We coordinate the cancellation with your existing fund so you don't have to.

Includes 12-month price protection on eligible partner policies. If the premium increases unexpectedly, we work with the fund to honour the original quote where possible.

Prefer to talk to a real person to help guide you?

No problem. We've got someone who can walk you through it.

Free call. We do the work.

  • An advisor matches you to the right fund and handles the switch end-to-end
  • We coordinate the switch
  • 15–30 minute chat
  • You will receive written confirmation

Over the phone, we compare every OVHC provider:

AIA Health, Allianz Care Australia, Australian Unity, Bupa, Frank Health Insurance, HBF Health, HCF, HIF Australia, IMAN Australian Health Plans, Medibank, nib, Westfund Health Insurance

Our promise.

We'll only recommend one of these funds if it genuinely beats your current cover. If it doesn't, we'll tell you straight, and point you to where the right policy lives. Online, you get all 47 funds.

Visa cover requirements at a glance.

Every Australian visa has different OVHC rules. Here are the most common.

Visa cover requirements at a glance.
VISA SUBCLASSCOVER REQUIREDMINIMUM DURATIONTYPICAL POLICY
482 Working (TSS / Skills in Demand)OVHC for primary holder + familyLength of visaMid or Top OVHC
500 StudentOSHC (not OVHC)Length of studyOSHC Standard
485 GraduateOVHC recommended (not always mandatory)Length of visaBudget or Mid OVHC
600 Tourist / VisitorStrongly recommended (no Medicare)Length of stayBudget or Mid OVHC
417 / 462 Working HolidayOVHC strongly recommendedLength of stayBudget OVHC
491 / 494 RegionalOVHC until permanent residencyLength of visaMid or Top OVHC
Bridging visaDepends on previous visaVariableContinue existing cover

Always confirm visa-specific cover requirements with the Department of Home Affairs or your migration agent. Visa conditions change.

OVHC price monitor. Has yours gone up?

Year-on-year price changes for Mid-level Single OVHC, the most common visitor cover. Compare yours and see if it's still competitive.

It was impossible to find an easy way to compare every health insurance policy.

So we built it ourselves.

Every comparison site we tried showed us a fraction of the market. 10 funds. 12 funds. Always the ones paying commissions. The other 35? Hidden.

So we did the work. We pulled every registered policy from PrivateHealth.gov.au, built filters that actually work, added an AI assistant to make sense of 120,711 options, and put it all online. Free. No signup. No paywall.

If you'd rather talk to someone, we have a phone team for that too. Otherwise, here's the data. Use it.

We receive transaction fees from participating funds when we handle a switch on your behalf. The online tool shows all 47 funds regardless of commercial relationships.

Questions we get asked about OVHC.

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No registration · No paywall · Last updated 7 April 2026