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Bupa customers will soon have direct access to an online health directory to help them select the most appropriate and affordable medical specialists and hospitals to suit their health and wellbeing needs.

Bupa, the international healthcare company, is proud to    announce that it has joined the Sustainable Healthcare Coalition, a public-private healthcare collaboration, which has been established to drive sustainable healthcare and business …

Cabrini Health and Bupa today announced a landmark strategic partnership to expand new models of care services, as part of an extension of their contract.

Harold has spent all of his almost 92 years in Queensland and has only ever travelled down south a few times to do fruit picking in his “younger days”. 

Australians are being encouraged to book in regular eye tests to protect the health of their eyes amidst new research revealing eyesight is our nations’ most valued sense. This message is being reinforced during Macula Month, an annual campaign …

Bupa is extremely disappointed at the approach taken by Ramsay Health Care Australia to terminate its contract with Bupa’s four million health insurance members.

Bupa is encouraging Australians not to let vaccination fatigue stop them from getting the influenza (‘flu’) jab this year.

Written by St Ives resident Neville Jackson MBE TD*, Journalist, PR consultant and Airborne soldier.

All Australians would benefit from an overhaul of private health care to allow insurers to fund more out-of-hospital services, address waste, and create empowered consumers, according to a report commissioned by Bupa Health

We’re 3 months into the new year, how many of us are feeling refreshed? Rejuvenated? Energised?

Australians of all ages are being cautioned against trying their hand at DIY dentistry procedures as seen on popular social media platforms.

By Roger Sharp, Bupa ANZ Chief Sustainability & Corporate Affairs Officer.

Bupa, the international healthcare company, announces that the Science Based Targets initiative has formally approved its science-based targets for all emission scopes.

Bupa Group has announced its full year financial results for year ended 31 December 2021, including an update on Bupa’s Asia Pacific (Bupa APAC) performance.

The Bupa Health Foundation has donated $150,000 to help support frontline efforts in response to the devasting floods which have affected thousands of households and businesses across Queensland and New South Wales (NSW). The donation will be split …

The Bupa Foundation has announced two recipients of the 2022 Dr Evelyn Scott Scholarship as Brittany Andrews and Nikia Bailey, two inspirational university students who are working to help improve Indigenous representation in the health

Bupa announced today that customers would have their 2022 rate increase delayed for six months as part of a package returning a further $146m in Covid-related savings to customers. 

The Bupa Foundation today announced it has invested more than $250,000 to help support 26 community organisations across Australia and New Zealand running programs focused on sustainability and building mentally healthy and resilient

By Emma McMullan, Director Bupa Clinics.

Bupa today announced disaster relief available for customers affected by the devastating floods across South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales.

As a result of the current floods in South-East Queensland the following Bupa locations are currently closed.

By Roger Sharp, Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer, Asia Pacific.

After a successful trial in 2021, Bupa Dental Care has partnered with HITIQ to make ‘smart mouthguards’ that monitor head impacts available to junior and amateur sports players Australia-wide. This is the first-time hi-tech mouthguard technology has …

This World Cancer Day, we are shining a light on a service that’s helping to make a difference for Bupa members undergoing cancer treatment.

Bupa’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Mark Lubliner, talks about why it’s important that everyone – young and old – get vaccinated against COVID-19, including a booster dose if you’re an adult.

Bupa Dental dentists are encouraging parents to pack less sugar into their children’s lunchboxes this school year amidst research that suggests around 60 per cent of Australian children are consuming four or more daily servings of food or drinks …

By Mason Gismondi, Psychological Health & Safety Partner at Bupa.

Optometrists at Bupa Optical are encouraging parents to add ‘book eye test for kids’ to their annual back to school to-do list with research suggesting screen time behaviour among Australian children changed dramatically during COVID lockdowns with …

Health insurer Bupa announced it will have an average premium change of 3.18% from 1 April 2022. This is Bupa’s second lowest increase in 20 years and is again below the projected rise in cost in claims.

Bupa today announced it has identified underpayments of employee entitlements affecting some current and former employees, following an extensive proactive pay compliance review.

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted younger Australians to put their health and wellbeing first, new research has revealed, in what is seen to be a positive shift in attitudes towards health by the under 40s.

Speech given by Bupa APAC CEO Hisham-El-Ansary.

The Bupa Foundation has announced Dr Zac Seidler, Research Fellow at Orygen at the University of Melbourne, as the winner of the 2021 Bupa Foundation Emerging Health Researcher Award.

Bupa today has given customers the choice to create their own Extras cover to better meet their individual health needs and only pay for what they need.

We are pleased to begin returning COVID-19 savings to our customers. We have started making payments and expect all eligible customers should have received their payments by the end of February 2022.

Australians are now able to recycle everyday oral health products such as toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes and floss containers at Bupa Dental practices around Australia as part of a new partnership with TerraCycle.

Bupa Asia Pacific Chief Information Officer, Sami Yalavac has been named as Australia’s 12 most innovative and transformative technology leader in the CIO50 2021 Awards, a globally respected list recognising the achievements of Australia's top …

Australian start-up, Airseed Technologies, has been announced as Asia Pacific’s winner of Bupa’s inaugural international eco-Disruptive program. Airseed Technologies will now go in the running to win more than $350,000 in funding to further develop …

Bupa pays tribute to all service men and women who have bravely served to protect our nation. This Remembrance Day, we highlight two residents who live in our Enfield care home in South Australia.

With the majority of the country now enjoying COVID-normal conditions, Australians are being encouraged to book end of year check-ups in the wake of concerns that people may have cancelled or not scheduled their regular dental or optical …