Michelle's story
Michelle had endometriosis, and her kids needed healthcare too. Having Southern Cross health insurance made all the difference for her and her family.
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Southern Cross health insurance was there to help Stevie with unexpected health issues, and now helps her keep healthy and living life to the fullest.
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Dylan just wanted to be able to lift his child, but he couldn’t. Southern Cross Health Society helped him on his road back to health.
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Cover for cancer treatment
Over 3,000 members claimed for cancer related (oncology) consultations last year. The likelihood of a member claiming for cancer-related treatment increases for those over the age of 40. The claims we receive include the following healthcare services:
consultation)
single treatment)
Chemotherapy costs displayed are for a single treatment only and don’t reflect the cost of a full course of treatment. The full cost of a course of chemotherapy treatment will vary depending on the type of cancer that is being treated, the length of treatment required, and the type of drugs used / dosage required.
Our health insurance plans include a range of benefits that provide cover for cancer treatment including specialist consultations, chemotherapy treatment, diagnostic imaging and tests, radiotherapy and surgical procedures. We also have options available to add more cover for cancer treatment to a new or existing health insurance plan.
Learn moreSource: Southern Cross Health Society provider treatment costs. Costs are indicative only and based on contracted healthcare provider costs. Procedure costs will vary depending on the location, medical practitioners, complications, and the medical procedure and technology used. In some cases, the listed procedures have been described in general rather than clinical terms.
Source: Southern Cross Health Society claims data 2018/19 and provider treatment costs. Costs are indicative only and based on a range of average claim costs and contracted healthcare provider costs. Procedure costs will vary depending on the location, medical practitioners, complications, and the medical procedure and technology used. In some cases, the listed procedures have been described in general rather than clinical terms.
Faster treatment when you need it most
According to our recent Measuring the Benefits of Health Insurance survey3, employees with health insurance waited just 37 days for elective surgery on average, compared to 80 days for those without.
Day-to-day claims
Cover for day-to-day healthcare services helps members manage everyday needs like GP, dental and optical. Hover over each service to see the day-to-day healthcare claims we paid for last year.
Benefits of being a Southern Cross member
We’ve been looking after New Zealanders’ health for over 50 years and now more than 870,000 Kiwis choose Southern Cross Health Society.
