Because employee health and wellbeing is our #1 priority

Rio Tinto are offering eligible employees fully-funded Essentials Silver Plus Hospital cover with a $500 excess* (assumes no Lifetime Health Cover (LHC) loading). It’s part of the Rio Tinto Better Health Cover, a range of cover tailored with your needs in mind and to help you stay at your best. Please check with your Rio Tinto HR contact to confirm your eligibility.

Rio Tinto is proud to have partnered exclusively with Medibank – one of Australia’s largest health insurers – to create Rio Tinto Better Health Cover. We’ve done the hard work designing tailor-made cover especially for Australian resident employees. You can also choose to upgrade your hospital cover, or add on extras cover, at a discounted rate.

*Applies to single, couple/family and single parent family memberships on resident covers.


The Rio Tinto-funded offer includes:

  • Fully subsidised Essentials Silver Plus Hospital Cover with $500 excess (assumes no LHC loading)*
  • Upgrade to Premium Gold Hospital and Rio Tinto will pay around 65% of the premium (assumes no LHC loading)*
  • Extras at a 10% discount off the premium
  • Higher annual limits on extras for services most claimed
  • A % back from all recognised extras providers Australia-wide (subject to limits)
  • Ambulance cover for you and your family with any hospital policy
  • Additional cover through Rio Tinto Medical Plus

Rio Tinto Better Health Cover takes the hassle out of choosing health insurance and gives you peace of mind. Rio Tinto and Medibank: Your partners for better health.

Rio Tinto selected Medibank as its health insurance partner. Here’s why:

  • Discounts on travel, pet, life and income protection insurance
  • 24/7 Health advice line with Medibank nurses
  • Dedicated Rio Tinto phone line 1800 RIO RIO (1800 746 746)
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