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Are you thinking about dropping your cover at the end of your prepaid period? Don't drop it until you have read this. The more income you earn, the more your health insurance can help you save on your tax bill.

How will the new income thresholds affect you? Did you prepay your health insurance last year - how much more will it cost you to keep your cover next year?

Are you eligible for Medicare while you are in Australia? Medicare is a good system for those with no other option, it is still lacking in cover for many essential services that a traveller may need.

Understanding health care isn’t easy. You have a ton of choices if you want to take the private health insurance route and the providers are more than happy to throw around industry terms that may or may not mean anything to you. If you are getting your own insurance for the first time you will need to comprehend what some of this jargon means to get the coverage that’s right for you.

Health Insurance Premiums increase above CPI again this year. One of the main drivers, health insurance payouts, increased to 9.3%, which means the insurers are contributing more to their members than at any other time. So what can be done to keep your finances in line and save money on these and other rate increases?

The average family is now paying $190 more for their health insurance than last year. Tanya Pilbersek suggests shopping around to save money. Find out how you could save your family some money.

Are you new to Australia? Does ‘Medicare’ sound like a foreign language? Or do want to know what health services you might have access to? Or why you should take out private health insurance?

With health insurance premium increases hitting again in April, many people will be considering switching from one of the major health funds to a smaller fund for a financial gain. What are the benefits and weaknesses of each?

Private health funds have submitted their average rate increases for April 1 this year. All rates for individual funds are listed with the industry average being 5.6% (11% up on last year's increase).

Four key tips to help you choose the right health cover for your family. Choose the things you're covered for in your hospital cover carefully and choose the Extras services your family uses.

When you're young and healthy you can save on your health insurance by focusing on only the things you need and use. So, don'y pay for things you don't need and save heaps!

From the 1 July 2013, the Government will no longer pay the Government Rebate for Private Health Insurance on the Lifetime Health Cover loading applied to your health insurance cover. Will you have to pay more for the same level of cover?

Earlier this month we released some basic data on where families are paying the most for energy in Australia. Here is a more in depth look at the numbers.

The key to making the right hospital cover choice.

There are 4 ways to get more from your Extras Cover

Are you paying more for your electricity and gas than families in other states? We have done the research for you.

With health insurance premiums about to increase again in the new year, now’s the time to review your cover and make sure you are getting the most from the money you’re spending. Many people are paying for things they don’t need, so it’s always good to keep reviewing regularly.

Here are a few tips for taking some of the pain out of your next bill over the summer months ahead.

Thinking of starting a family? Here is your health insurance checklist to make sure your new family is fully covered.

Laney from popular blog Crash Test Mummy recently ran a 'sponsored post' on behalf of BetterBills.com (formerly SplitIt.com.au). The response from her readers was very positive, and included one who saved over $1300 per year on their health insurance as a result of using BetterBills.com to switch provider (included cashback component from Better Bills).

We're bringing the Split It model to the energy industry. Great deals plus cash back.

Can you change your health insurer without incurring penalties or having to re-serve waiting periods is a question we often get.

7 Tips for saving money on health insurance

There is a lot of fine print in health insurance policies. Hopefully this video will give you an idea of what to look out for when deciding which provider to go with.

How and why did BetterBills.com come about.

But life has a handy way of providing members of the ‘gunna’ camp with all sorts of reasons to do it tomorrow, rather than start today.

How do you build ethics into a company?

Does start up life live up to the hype when you've also got a family?

The three things we get asked most by couples thinking about starting a family.

How do you get into work each day? Here's a calculator to help you work out how much you could save if you found a healthier mode of transport.

One of the co-founders of BetterBills.com, Tim Andrew, was recently interviewed on the Sky Business Channel's Switzer program.