Has your healthcare insurance policy been stripped of funeral insurance?

It is reported that 800,000 New Zealand healthcare insurance policy owners have been stripped of insurance funds set aside to cover funeral costs.

This funeral allowance benefit was removed by Southern Cross. This was not the only benefit that was scrapped from the health insurance policy. A public hospital cash allowance and surgical procedure for sleep apnoea were also removed.

When does Southern Cross’s funeral insurance benefit change to the health insurance policy come into effect?

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