WPA extends mental health benefits for retail customers

Additional counselling sessions added without GP referral

Hemma Visavadia
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WPA has extended its mental health cover on its retail health insurance plans to include cover for hospital and outpatient treatment.

The outpatient benefit includes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). An optional upgrade that provides access to 20 structured counselling sessions has also been added, whereby existing conditions are covered without a GP referral being required, as well as up to 28 days/nights for in/day-patient mental health treatment. The mental wellness benefits within the Flexible Health Premier, Elite and Multi-Family plans have been further enhanced to include access to a variety of helplines, many with trained counsellors available to su...

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