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Table 2
Policies of Hospital Treatment Tables
Offered by Health Benefits Funds by State

Quarter ended
Policies '000
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT (a)
AUST

30 Sep 2008

Single

771

587

389

171

231

51

15

2,215

Family

843

549

469

182

285

54

19

2,400

Total

1,613

1,136

859

353

516

105

34

4,616

30 Jun 2008

Single

768

585

385

170

226

51

15

2,200

Family

840

546

465

181

282

54

19

2,386

Total

1,608

1,131

849

351

508

105

34

4,585

31 Mar 2008

Single

762

578

376

169

220

51

15

2,171

Family

838

542

459

180

278

53

18

2,369

Total

1,600

1,120

835

349

498

104

33

4,540

31 Dec 2007

Single

752

571

370

168

217

51

14

2,143

Family

832

538

454

179

275

53

18

2,349

Total

1,585

1,109

823

347

492

104

33

4,492

30 Sep 2007

Single

744

565

363

167

214

50

14

2,117

Family

825

533

447

178

271

53

18

2,324

Total

1,569

1,098

811

345

484

103

32

4,442

30 Jun 2007

Single

731

555

355

165

208

50

14

2,078

Family

815

526

439

176

265

52

18

2,290

Total

1,546

1,081

795

341

472

102

31

4,368

31 Mar 2007

Single

720

546

349

164

201

49

12

2,042

Family

809

520

433

175

261

51

17

2,266

Total

1,529

1,066

782

339

462

100

29

4,308

31 Dec 2006

Single

714

541

344

163

200

49

12

2,024

Family

805

517

429

174

258

51

17

2,250

Total

1,519

1,058

773

337

458

100

29

4,273

30 Sep 2006

Single

709

538

339

162

198

48

12

2,007

Family

801

513

423

173

255

51

16

2,232

Total

1,510

1,051

763

335

453

99

28

4,239

30 Jun 2006

Single

702

532

335

162

194

48

12

1,986

Family

795

509

420

172

252

51

16

2,215

Total

1,497

1,041

755

334

446

99

28

4,200

31 Mar 2006

Single

700

530

333

162

189

48

12

1,975

Family

794

507

417

172

250

51

16

2,207

Total

1,494

1,036

750

334

439

99

28

4,181

31 Dec 2005

Single

698

529

330

162

188

48

12

1,968

Family

792

506

414

172

248

50

16

2,200

Total

1,490

1,035

744

334

437

99

28

4,168

30 Sep 2005

Single

694

527

328

161

187

48

12

1,957

Family

789

505

411

171

246

50

16

2,188

Total

1,483

1,032

739

332

432

99

28

4,145

30 Jun 2005

Single

690

525

325

161

184

48

12

1,944

Family

786

503

408

170

242

50

16

2,174

Total

1,476

1,027

733

331

426

98

28

4,119

31 Mar 2005

Single

690

525

325

161

180

49

12

1,942

Family

785

502

406

170

242

50

16

2,171

Total

1,475

1,027

731

331

422

99

28

4,114

31 Dec 2004

Single

689

524

324

161

180

49

12

1,938

Family

783

502

404

170

241

50

16

2,166

Total

1,472

1,026

728

331

421

99

28

4,104

30 Sep 2004

Single

686

524

322

160

179

49

12

1,932

Family

780

500

401

169

239

50

16

2,157

Total

1,466

1,024

724

330

419

99

28

4,089

30 Jun 2004

Single

684

523

321

160

178

48

11

1,926

Family

778

498

399

169

237

50

16

2,147

Total

1,462

1,021

720

330

415

98

28

4,074

31 Mar 2004

Single

687

524

322

161

176

49

11

1,931

Family

780

500

400

169

238

50

16

2,152

Total

1,467

1,025

722

330

413

98

27

4,082

31 Dec 2003

Single

688

525

322

161

176

49

11

1,932

Family

780

501

398

170

237

50

16

2,153

Total

1,469

1,026

720

331

413

99

28

4,085

30 Sep 2003

Single

687

524

320

160

176

49

11

1,927

Family

778

500

397

170

236

50

16

2,147

Total

1,464

1,024

717

330

412

98

28

4,074

30 Jun 2003

Single

687

523

320

160

175

49

11

1,926

Family

777

500

395

170

236

50

16

2,144

Total

1,464

1,023

715

330

411

99

28

4,070

31 Mar 2003

Single

688

524

321

161

173

50

11

1,928

Family

779

502

396

171

237

50

16

2,150

Total

1,467

1,026

717

332

410

100

28

4,078

31 Dec 2002

Single

687

523

320

161

174

50

12

1,926

Family

778

503

395

171

237

50

16

2,151

Total

1,465

1,026

715

332

411

100

28

4,077

30 Sep 2002

Single

687

523

319

160

174

50

12

1,926

Family

777

503

394

171

237

50

17

2,148

Total

1,464

1,026

713

332

410

100

28

4,074

30 Jun 2002

Single

686

524

321

160

173

50

12

1,927

Family

776

504

394

171

237

50

17

2,148

Total

1,461

1,028

715

332

410

100

29

4,074

31 Mar 2002

Single

689

526

322

161

172

51

12

1,933

Family

778

506

395

172

238

50

17

2,155

Total

1,466

1,032

717

333

410

101

29

4,088

31 Dec 2001

Single

690

525

321

161

173

51

12

1,933

Family

777

507

394

172

239

50

17

2,156

Total

1,467

1,033

715

333

411

101

29

4,089

30 Sep 2001

Single

688

523

318

159

172

51

12

1,923

Family

777

509

392

172

238

50

17

2,155

Total

1,465

1,031

710

331

410

101

29

4,078

30 Jun 2001

Single

687

521

315

158

172

51

12

1,916

Family

777

511

391

172

238

50

17

2,157

Total

1,465

1,031

706

330

410

101

29

4,072

31 Mar 2001

Single

688

519

312

157

170

51

12

1,909

Family

780

513

393

172

238

50

17

2,163

Total

1,467

1,032

705

329

409

101

29

4,073

31 Dec 2000

Single

695

514

309

156

171

51

13

1,908

Family

789

512

391

172

242

50

18

2,173

Total

1,483

1025

700

328

413

101

31

4,082

30 Sep 2000

Single

699

518

310

157

171

51

13

1,919

Family

792

517

394

174

243

51

18

2,189

Total

1,491

1,035

703

331

414

102

32

4,108

30 Jun 2000

Single

670

482

292

147

155

49

12

1,806

Family

760

483

375

163

219

50

17

2,068

Total

1,430

964

667

310

374

99

30

3,874

31 Mar 2000

Single

499

367

215

116

127

38

8

1,370

Family

557

361

286

125

183

41

13

1,566

Total

1,057

728

501

242

310

79

21

2,936

31 Dec 1999

Single

484

355

207

112

123

37

8

1,325

Family

539

351

276

122

179

40

12

1,519

Total

1,023

706

482

234

302

77

20

2,844

30 Sep 1999

Single

478

350

204

110

122

36

8

1,308

Family

533

345

272

120

177

40

12

1,499

Total

1,011

695

476

230

299

76

20

2,807

30 June 1999

Single

470

345

201

109

121

36

8

1,290

Family

523

342

268

118

174

40

12

1,477

Total

993

687

469

227

295

76

20

2,766

31 Mar 1999

Single

460

339

196

107

117

36

8

1,262

Family

514

337

264

117

172

39

12

1,456

Total

975

676

460

224

288

75

19

2,718

31 Dec 1998

Single

450

333

192

106

115

35

7

1,238

Family

511

337

263

117

170

39

12

1,448

Total

961

669

454

223

285

75

19

2,686

30 Sep 1998

Single

452

333

193

106

117

36

7

1,243

Family

513

338

267

118

172

40

12

1,456

Total

965

671

460

223

288

75

19

2,699

30 June 1998

Single

458

334

194

107

115

36

7

1,251

Family

520

341

267

119

170

39

12

1,468

Total

978

675

460

226

286

75

19

2,719

31 Mar 1998

Single

459

335

194

109

113

37

7

1,255

Family

527

347

270

121

171

40

12

1,488

Total

987

682

465

229

285

77

19

2,744

31 Dec 1997

Single

463

337

196

110

114

37

7

1,265

Family

534

352

273

122

171

41

12

1,504

Total

997

689

469

232

285

78

19

2,769

30 Sep 1997

Single

468

340

199

112

116

38

7

1,280

Family

539

357

277

124

173

41

12

1,523

Total

1, 007

697

476

236

288

79

19

2,803

30 Jun 1997

Single

466

340

198

112

113

38

7

1,273

Family

539

359

274

123

171

41

12

1,519

Total

1, 005

698

472

235

284

79

19

2,792

31 Mar 1997

Single

467

343

198

114

113

38

7

1,281

Family

546

365

275

125

171

42

12

1,536

Total

1,014

708

473

238

285

80

19

2,817

31 Dec 1996

Single

473

344

199

116

115

38

7

1,293

Family

559

372

277

126

173

43

12

1,562

Total

1,032

716

477

242

288

81

19

2,855

30 Sep 1996

Single

477

346

200

117

117

38

7

1,302

Family

563

376

278

126

174

44

12

1,572

Total

1,040

722

477

243

291

82

19

2,875

30 June 1996