PET - Plain English Taxonomy

Attribute: OI12592
Concept:
Label: Number of insured persons
Concept Guidance:
This is the number, as at the relevant date, of insured persons. 
Form-Specifc Guidance:
When reporting by age category, the number of current persons should be reported against their relevant age band in the reporting quarter.
Dimensions
Dimension Member Description
(ExcessAndCoPayments)
This dimension categorises the reported data according to the amount of money a policy holder agrees to pay before private health insurance benefits are payable.
The information reported is in relation to policies under which an agreed, excess, amount is paid by the policy holder for hospital treatment and/or general treatment services, reducing the benefit otherwise payable in exchange for lower premium costs.
(ExclusionaryPolicies)
This dimension categorises the reported data according to whether a private health insurance policy has exclusions for certain types of hospital treatment.
The information reported is in relation to a private health insurance policy featuring an exclusion for a particular condition covered by Medicare and there is no coverage at all for medical treatment as a private patient in a public or private hospital or any other setting for that condition.
(Family)
This dimension categorises the reported data according to the type and number of people covered by a private heath insurance policy.
The information reported is in relation to a policy under which 3 or more people are insured, only 2 of whom are adults.
(HospitalTreatmentOnly)
This dimension categorises the reported data according to the type of treatment covered by a private health insurance policy.
The information reported is in relation to treatments that are only hospital treatment.