Health Insurance Summit
Australia’s Leading Event for Private Health Insurance Innovation, Policy, and Industry Insights
21-22 July 2026 | Crown Conference Centre Melbourne
Welcome to the Health Insurance Summit 2026, Australia’s premier gathering for health insurance executives, hospital leaders, policymakers, regulators, medical specialists & clinicians, health services providers, expert advisors and innovators.
As Australia’s private health insurance sector works to improve outcomes for consumers—addressing healthcare affordability, enhancing care coordination, and strengthening prevention programs—this summit provides the essential neutral ground where industry leaders can engage in candid dialogue, forge strategic partnerships, and collaborate on the complex challenges that no single organization can solve alone.
Who Attends
To stay informed of speaker announcements, early bird discounts and the official agenda release register your interest below.
- Private health funds
- Private healthcare providers & hospitals
- Public health providers & hospitals
- Federal government
- State government agencies and departments
- Medical specialists and clinicians
- Health services companies
- Medical device companies
- Consulting and advisory
- Actuaries
- Health insurance agents and intermediaries
Kieser Breakfast Showcase
KIESER BREAKFAST SHOWCASE & REAL-WORLD CLINIC TOUR
Kieser South Melbourne | 41 Cecil Street, South Melbourne
Wednesday 22 July 2026 | 7:45 – 8:45am
Join us for an exclusive breakfast and practitioner-led clinic tour to explore how evidence-based strength training is improving function, independence and long-term health outcomes.
Hear directly from our clinical team about program design, health fund partnerships and the outcome measures that shape real-world results, with opportunities for discussion and Q&A throughout the session.
Discover how targeted interventions can reduce surgical pathways, prevent hospitalisations and support scalable, cost-effective models of care.
Free for conference delegates and included with your registration.
A light breakfast will be provided during your visit.
Kieser South Melbourne is a short 500 meter walk from the Crown. Transportation can be provided to and from Kieser South to Crown.
Networking Dinner
Join us for an exclusive networking dinner following the Health Insurance Summit. Exchange insights, foster connections, and explore collaborative opportunities in a relaxed and engaging atmosphere.
Ludlow Bar & Dining Room
6 Riverside Quay
Southbank, Melbourne 3006
Tuesday, 21st July 2026
6:30pm-9:30pm
Gold Sponsors
Session Spotlight Sponsor
Silver Sponsors
Networking Break Sponsor
Day Two Lunch Sponsor
Breakfast Roundtable Sponsor
Supporting Sponsors
EXHIBITORS
Video Highlights
INSIGHTS
How Buy Now Pay Later is fuelling appetite for private healthcare
The last few years have seen attitudes towards credit changing, with consumers turning their back on credit cards to access funds in times of need. As of March 2022, just 13.1 million credit cards were in circulation in Australia, down from 16.2 million in March 2018...
Twelve months of providing at-home care – what have we learned? Insights from Ramsay Connect
Since its inception, Ramsay Connect has been on a mission to bridge the gap between hospital and at-home care. Twelve months since it became operational, what has the organisation learned about providing out-of-hospital...
Care in the home – the future of healthcare?
My Home Hospital (MHH), a South Australian state government service led by Wellbeing SA and delivered by a joint venture between Calvary and Medibank, gives patients the option to receive care – from doctors, nurses, and allied health practitioners – in the comfort of their own home...
Private Health Insurance – Paying for Value for Health Fund Members
National Seniors Chief Advocate Ian Henschke says in the News Corp report that the Australian Medical Association (AMA) was recommending specialists charge up to three times more than the Medicare fee for hospital, which showed “why many older people were struggling to pay health costs”. ..
Debunking the myths around private health insurance
The Australian Labor Party recently announced a policy commitment to imposing a 2% cap on private health insurance (PHI) premiums, for at least two years pending a productivity Commission review...
Australia’s private health insurance industry – a view from the sidelines
The last few years have seen a ‘crisis in confidence’ in Australia’s private health insurance (PHI) industry. Rising premiums versus flat salaries are making it increasingly tough for providers to demonstrate value for money to an already unconvinced consumer base...
WHEN & WHERE
21 - 22 Jul 2026
Crown Conference Centre Melbourne
8 Whiteman Street
Southbank VIC 3006
+61 (03) 9292 6222
www.crownmelbourne.com.au
[* Note well that the venue space is NOT the same as last year’s event. The best entrance for the conference will be via Crown Promenade on Whiteman Street, however the Crown Conference Centre is further into the Crown Complex. Follow directional signage to Crown Conference Centre.]
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION RATE
We have secured a special accommodation rate from $255* per room per night, room only, for conference attendees at the Crown Promenade for the nights of the 20-22 July 2026 inclusive.
To book this rate, click here.
[* Room availability and rates are subject to availability and valid until 7 days prior to the event, unless sold out prior.
Book early to avoid disappointment.]