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ahm vs nib

What each sells a single in NSW, priced from the statements every insurer files

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Priced for a single in NSW, after the 24.1% rebate (the full rebate), under 65, with no Lifetime Health Cover loading. Answer a few questions to price it for your age and income.

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Cheapest hospital cover at Silver or higher, a year
$1,432
essentials silver plus · $750 a stay
$1,564
Silver Secure Hospital Plus $750 Excess · $750 a stay

ahm's cheapest costs $132 a year less than nib's.

Tier at least, and the most you'd pay towards a hospital stay
ahmahm
nibnib
Cheapest at Silver or higher
excess of $750 or less
essentials silver plus
Silver Plus · $750 a stay
Silver Secure Hospital Plus $750 Excess
Silver Plus · $750 a stay
A year after the rebate
$1,432
$119.36 a month
$132 a year less · Lower price a year
$1,564
$130.35 a month
Categories covered
as a private patient
29 of 38
1 more restricted
29 of 38
1 more restricted
Ambulance
on that policy
Emergencies
Emergencies
Policies at Silver or higher
any excess
8
excess $0 to $750
13
excess $0 to $750
Policies you can buy
for this household, in this state
40
16 hospital · 19 extras · 5 combined
51
26 hospital · 22 extras · 3 combined
Hospital tiers sold
Basic, Bronze, Silver, Gold
Basic, Bronze, Silver
Age-based discount
up to 10% off hospital cover for under-30s
On 16 of 16
hospital policies
On 26 of 26
hospital policies

Every Silver or higher hospital policy, a year

Point at a dot for its policy
ahm$1,432 · essentials silver plus · $750 a stay$1,706 · silver support · $750 a stay$1,783 · evolve silver plus · $750 a stay$2,156 · saver silver plus support · $500 a year$2,162 · core silver plus · $750 a stay$2,174 · deluxe saver silver plus · $750 a year$2,505 · super silver plus · $750 a stay$4,289 · advanced hospital gold · No excessnib$1,564 · Silver Secure Hospital Plus $750 Excess · $750 a stay$1,645 · Silver Hospital · $750 a stay$1,728 · Silver Secure Hospital Plus $500 Excess · $500 a stay$2,197 · Mid Hospital - Silver Plus $750 Excess · $750 a stay$2,348 · Silver Select Hospital Plus $750 Excess · $750 a stay$2,390 · Silver Advantage Hospital Plus $750 Excess · $750 a stay$2,404 · Mid Hospital - Silver Plus $500 Excess · $500 a stay$2,497 · Silver Select Hospital Plus $500 Excess · $500 a stay$2,588 · Silver Advantage Hospital Plus $500 Excess · $500 a stay$2,732 · Mid Hospital - Silver Plus $250 Excess · $250 a stay$2,739 · Silver Select Hospital Plus $250 Excess · $250 a stay$3,012 · Silver Advantage Hospital Plus $250 Excess · $250 a stay$3,019 · Mid Hospital - Silver Plus Nil Excess · No excess$1,432$2,147$2,861$3,575$4,289

Each dot is one hospital policy at Silver or higher with an excess of $750 or less, a year for a single in NSW, after the 24.1% rebate (the full rebate); the filled one is the headline's. Policies with a co-payment on top of the excess are left out.

ahm · essentials silver plus
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nib · Silver Secure Hospital Plus $750 Excess
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Priced for a single in NSW, after the 24.1% rebate (the full rebate), with no Lifetime Health Cover loading. ahm's cheapest Silver-or-higher hospital policy with an excess of $750 or less costs $1,432 a year and nib's $1,564. At the 1 April 2026 round, ahm's premiums here rose by a median 6.5% and nib's 5.3%. Premiums from the Private Health Information Statements every insurer files with PrivateHealth.gov.au, October 2026 release; extras paid back are worked out at typical fees, so yours may differ. Each row says which figure is lower or higher, nothing more.

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