FinTech Magazine May 2020 | Page 202

DEFENCE HEALTH LTD

Defence Health Limited leverages technology to better deliver health insurance to the Australian defence community

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D efence Health provides health insurance for the Australian Defence Force ( ADF ) and the wider defence community . The company was founded in 1953 , and is dedicated to supporting members with managing the health care of themselves and their families . Today , the company counts more than 260,000 Australians among its members .

Those eligible for membership include ADF members , their partners and children . In the wider defence community , Defence Health also includes World War II veterans and ADF members returning to civilian life . The company also caters to past and present employees of the Department of Defence and other defence related departments , defence suppliers and the extended families of past and present ADF members , from parents to siblings and grandchildren .
MAY 2020