Policy FAQs
Which benefits will no longer require an excess payment?
For plans with an excess, we’ve removed the excess from:
- Skin lesion surgery under local anaesthetic or with no anaesthetic
- GP minor surgery
- Gastric banding/bypass allowance
- Bilateral breast reduction allowance
- Post mastectomy allowance to achieve breast symmetry
- Prophylactic treatment allowance
- Overseas treatment allowance
- Post-operative home nursing
- Post-operative speech and language therapy
- Post-operative physiotherapy
- Obstetrics allowance (Wellbeing Two plan)
- Psychiatric hospitalisation
Plans impacted: KiwiCare, RegularCare, WellbeingOne, WellbeingTwo