
02/09/2025
UPDATE: HCF PRIVATE HEALTH REBATES FOR PILATES
Following a recent government review, changes were made to the Private Health Insurance rules, allowing health funds to reintroduce coverage for seven natural therapy services from 1 July 2025.
It’s been a lengthy process but HCF welcomes the recent government changes and are now accepting claims for Pilates under Health Management Programs.
If your doctor or physio has recommended a gym program or exercise program like Pilates to treat a specific medical condition (like arthritis, hypertension, obesity, asthma, diabetes or osteoporosis) you can claim towards the cost if you have eligible extras cover. A two-month waiting period applies and the benefits are subject to annual limits.
Claiming does not apply to fitness Pilates classes which means you can’t claim for all studios and all instructors.
The good news? These conditions are all managed by our instructors in the 1:1 and 1:3 Clinical Pilates sessions.
Ask your doctor, physio or other allied health provider to fill in the exercise and gym benefits form to start the claiming process.
Currently, Medibank Private only offers rebates for Clinical Pilates if the sessions are run by a Physiotherapist. For all other health funds, please contact your health fund directly for further information. As always with health funds, conditions apply so please check.
Direct Hicaps rebates are under consideration hy health funds but may not happen until mid 2026.