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In Australia Medical Aids often recognize "alternative" forms of health and wellbeing activities, remedies and services. We have provided a list of most of the private medical aids and indicated which medical aids recognize what. Table 2 expands on the list of activities, remedies and services.
 

Key for Table1:
1 Acupuncture
2 Herbal Medicine
3 Homeopathy 
4 Naturopathy 
5 Chinese Herbal Medicine
6 Nutrition


7 Osteopathy/Chiropractic 
8 Remedial Massage 
9 Swedish Massage
10 Sports Massage 
11 Remedial Therapies 

 

TABLE 1
FUND STATES 1  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
ACA (SDA Church) All             
Aust Country Health Not ACT/NSW            
Aust Health Management All           
Aust Union Health Not ACT            
Aust Unity Health Ltd All 
AXA Health (ABA & National Mutual)  All         
Cessnock District Health  NSW 
CBHS Friendly Society All 
Credicare  QLD           
Defence Health All 
Geelong Med & Hospital  All                   
Goldfields Medical Fund  WA                     
Government Employees  All         
Grand United Friendly All   
HBF  WA               
HCF  All             
Health Partners SA                 
HIF  WA         
Illawarra Health Fund  ACT/NSW         
IOOF  All           
IOR  QLD         
IOR  VIC/SA 
IOR  NSW             
Latrobe  VIC         
Lysaght Health Insurance All                 
Manchester Unity All             
Medibank Private  All                     
Medical Benefits Fund (MBF)  All                     
Mercantile Mutual All             
Mutual Community  SA                   
Naval Health Benefit All 
NRMA Health  ACT/NSW       
NRMA Health QLD/VIC      
NIB Health  All         
Phoenix Welfare All 
Police Health Fund All               
QLD Country Health QLD       
QLD Teachers Union QLD 
Railway & Transport Health Fund NSW/QLD
Reserve bank Health All 
SGIC Health  SA       
SGIO Health WA       
St Lukes  TAS         
Sun Health QLD               
Teachers Federation  NSW/VIC 
Transport Friendly VIC               
Transition Benefits Fund All 
Uni Ancient Order Druids  NSW             
Uni Ancient Order Druids  VIC         
Westfund Health Fund  NSW/QLD
TABLE 2

Table 2 expands on the remedies and services recognized:

Key for Table 2:
12 Aromatherapy
   Reflexology
   Integrated Therapy 
13 Deep Tissue Massage 
14 Shiatsu 
15 Touch for Health 
16 Kinerology

17 Iridology 
18 Rolling Technique 
19 Alexander Technique
20 Myofacial Technique
21 Chinese Massage
22 Hypnotherapy 

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FUND STATES 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
ACA (SDA Church) All                       
Aust Country Health Not ACT/NSW                  
Aust Health Management All                 
Aust Union Health Not ACT                
Aust Unity Health Ltd All 
AXA Health (ABA & National Mutual)  All                 
Cessnock District Health  NSW   
CBHS Friendly Society All       
Credicare  QLD                       
Defence Health All 
Geelong Med & Hospital  All                       
Goldfields Medical Fund  WA                       
Government Employees  All                 
Grand United Friendly All         
HBF  WA                       
HCF  All                       
Health Partners SA                       
HIF  WA                       
Illawarra Health Fund  ACT/NSW                     
IOOF  All                 
IOR  QLD                     
IOR  VIC/SA 
IOR  NSW                       
Latrobe  VIC                       
Lysaght Health Insurance All                       
Manchester Unity All                       
Medibank Private  All         
Medical Benefits Fund (MBF)  All