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Coverage of General Treatment Tables Ambulance Only by State - Year ended 30 June

Table 9 (Annual)
Coverage of General Treatment Ambulance Only Tables
Offered by Health Benefits Funds by State
Insured Persons and Percentage of Population
Year ended 30 June
NSW & ACT(a)
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT(a)
AUST

2008

Coverage '000

278

18

1

9

123

0

1

430

% Population R

3.8%

0.3%

0.0%

0.6%

5.7%

0.1%

0.3%

2.0%

2007

Coverage '000

268

15

1

8

127

0

1

421

% Population

3.7%

0.3%

0.0%

0.5%

6.1%

0.1%

0.3%

2.0%

2006

Coverage '000

260

14

1

7

130

0

1

412

% Population

3.6%

0.3%

0.0%

0.4%

6.3%

0.0%

0.3%

2.0%

2005

Coverage '000

251

11

1

6

139

0

1

407

% Population

3.5%

0.2%

0.0%

0.4%

6.9%

0.0%

0.3%

2.0%

2004

Coverage '000

242

9

1

5

183

0

1

441

% Population

3.4%

0.2%

0.0%

0.3%

9.2%

0.1%

0.3%

2.2%

2003

Coverage '000

243

7

17

4

181

0

0

453

% Population

3.5%

0.1%

0.5%

0.3%

9.3%

0.0%

0.2%

2.3%

2002

Coverage '000

224

7

19

4

180

0

0

433

% Population

3.2%

0.1%

0.5%

0.3%

9.3%

0.0%

0.2%

2.2%

2001

Coverage '000

205

6

19

4

177

0

0

411

% Population

3.0%

0.1%

0.5%

0.3%

9.3%

0.0%

0.2%

2.1%

2000

Coverage '000

257

6

18

4

199

0

0

486

% Population

3.8%

0.1%

0.5%

0.3%

10.6%

0.0%

0.2%

2.5%

 

R=Revision
P=Preliminary
(a)See Notes

Source: Private Health Insurance Administration Council

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