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Hospital only · Basic Plus · Single parent · Victoria · release 2026-10-01 · ranked 2026-11-08

Cheapest Basic Plus hospital cover in Victoria for a single parent: $160.16 a month, release 2026-10-01, ranked 2026-11-08

In Victoria, the cheapest of 121 published open Basic Plus hospital policies for a single parent from 19 insurers (median $222.73 a month) is Defence Health Limited's Defence Hospital Basic Plus at $160.16 a month before the government rebate, or about $121.53 after the 24.118% rebate for under-65s on the base income tier (up to $210,000, 1 July 2026 to 31 March 2027), with a $750 excess per person, as published to the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman in its monthly open-data release dated 2026-10-01, read and ranked by OpenStream on 2026-11-08.

Go to Defence Health LimitedEvery tier in Victoria

All 121 are below with 4 per-person excess options from $250 to $750, 2 with no excess, and each insurer's own page; the same rebate brings the cheapest to about $115.09 at 65 to 69 and $108.66 from 70, and the table carries every age band at every income tier; Lifetime Health Cover loading adds 2% for each year over 30 where hospital cover starts after the 1 July following the 31st birthday, up to 70%.

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The cheapest Basic Plus hospital policy for a single parent in Victoria and the next two insurers below it, in the published order, each to its own site. Premiums are reproduced from the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman's monthly open-data release dated 2026-10-01, read and ranked by OpenStream on 2026-11-08.

  1. Cheapest · our recommendation
    Defence Health Limited Defence Hospital Basic Plus
    Basic Plus hospital for a single parent, before the rebate, release 2026-10-01 · price read 2026-11-08
    $160.16/mo
    Go to Defence Health Limited
  2. Alternative · 2nd cheapest
    GMHBA Limited Frank Basic Plus Hospital
    Basic Plus hospital for a single parent, before the rebate, release 2026-10-01 · price read 2026-11-08
    $168.70/mo
    Go to GMHBA Limited
  3. Alternative · 5th cheapest
    Medibank Private Limited Medibank Basic Plus Select
    Basic Plus hospital for a single parent, before the rebate, release 2026-10-01 · price read 2026-11-08
    $178.00/mo
    Go to Medibank Private Limited

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The premium changes with the household; the same policy appears once per scale. Monthly premiums are before the Australian Government rebate and any Lifetime Health Cover loading, as the insurer published them.

121 policies

The excess, waiting periods and what is restricted differ: open the policy before comparing on price alone. Pregnancy, psychiatric and joint replacements most often decide a tier choice; the full list of 38 categories is on each policy's page.

Questions for a single parent in Victoria, answered from the same release

The cheapest of the 121 after the government rebate

$160.16 a month, the published premium for Defence Health Limited's Defence Hospital Basic Plus, less the share the government pays, by the age of the oldest person on the policy and the household's income tier (PrivateHealth.gov.au, 1 July 2026 to 31 March 2027). Any Lifetime Health Cover loading is added on top; the chips above apply the same arithmetic to every row.

Oldest personUp to $210,000$210,001 to $246,000$246,001 to $328,000$328,001 and over
Under 65$121.53 · 24.118% off$134.41 · 16.079% off$147.29 · 8.038% off$160.16 · 0% off
65 to 69$115.09 · 28.139% off$127.97 · 20.098% off$140.85 · 12.058% off$160.16 · 0% off
70 and over$108.66 · 32.158% off$121.53 · 24.118% off$134.41 · 16.079% off$160.16 · 0% off
Important information

General information only. Not advice.

  • Every premium on these pages is the figure the insurer publishes to the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman's PrivateHealth.gov.au data, release dated 01-Oct-2026, shown per month before the Australian Government rebate and before any Lifetime Health Cover loading. What you pay depends on your income tier, your age when you first took hospital cover, your state and the excess you choose. It can be lower or higher than the figure shown.
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  • Source: PrivateHealth.gov.au open data, published by the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman on data.gov.au under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia. Products closed to new members are not shown. Figures are reproduced, not estimated.

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