GME hospitals

Updated 4 January 2024

Why did the GME agreement end? 

As with all hospital agreements, we started negotiating new terms well before the contract was due to end. During these negotiations, we always advocate for our members by resisting unfair increases to hospital charges. Because such increases would ultimately impact your premiums.

Unfortunately, in this case – despite our best efforts – we’ve been unable to agree on terms that we believe to be fair.

We’re sincerely sorry for any impact this outcome may have on you.

How many GME hospitals are there? 

The GME group consists of two day hospitals in Victoria:

• Mornington Endoscopy
• Rosebud Endoscopy
  
  

I have treatment booked at a GME hospital. What does this mean for me? 

There’ll be no change if your hospital admission is: 

• Pre-booked before 4 January 2025 for an admission before 4 July 2025 
• An emergency admission up to and including 4 April 2025.

I'm already being treated at a GME hospital. Can I continue? 

There's no change for ongoing courses of treatment (that’s already started) up until and including 4 July 2025.

If your treatment is scheduled past 4 July 2025, please speak to your specialist about alternative hospitals.

Can I still claim for treatment at a GME hospital? 

You can still claim for admissions at GME hospitals, but as with any non-agreement hospital treatment you may have significant out-of-pocket costs.

The hospital would need to explain these to you and get your informed financial consent (in writing) to those charges.

Alternatively, you may want to seek treatment at a hospital we do have an agreement with. This can help you access a high standard of care with minimal out-of-pocket costs. 

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