What we learned Our recent study uncovered the main challenges migrants facing and key insights~, including:
Read our migrant health whitepaper

At Bupa, we believe good health should be within everyone’s reach.

Our latest whitepaper, The Hidden Strain on Migrant Health, explores how bridging the migrant healthcare gap can improve access, build trust, and better support the migrant workers who call Australia home.

Creating a healthcare system where everyone can thrive is a shared responsibility — and together, we can strengthen support for migrant health and build more resilient communities.

Download the full whitepaper to learn how we can help shape the future of migrant health, together.
Migrant stories
“Coming from a culture where these things aren’t recognised. Things like depression, things like loneliness, things like – anxiety. From a cultural standpoint, we aren’t taught to seek out help either.”
“…being in another country where I wasn’t that familiar with the medical system, if anything happened and I wasn’t sure, for example who I’d need to first contact. What would the steps be? How much am I really going to spend? …I had no idea back then if I get hospitalised for example for Covid, and how much would I be spending."
“Australian English is not the same English as what I learned in China. The medical language could be the most hard thing in the world. What’s a Gap Payment? What’s Excess? I cannot understand what’s that. This is not the English I learned.”
Need cover for your Australia visit? Bupa’s range of Overseas Visitors Health Cover (OVC) is here to give you peace of mind so you can enjoy everything that Australia has to offer.
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~ Online survey was conducted with a sample of 638 migrant workers on overseas visitors health cover (OVHC). Data collection took place between May and June 2025, capturing both qualitative and quantitative insights.
* Based on total revenue for Overseas Visitors Cover, APRA Operations of Private Health Insurers Annual Report 2023-24
^ Winner: Most Trusted, Finder Overseas Visitor Health Cover Customer Satisfaction Awards 2025 | finder.com.au
# Fund and policy rules apply. Yearly limits apply to Essential Lite Visitors cover, but these limits will be waived (only in relation to Blua consultations) until further notice. 100% of the cost will only be covered for Blua consults. Members will only be able to book general consultations via Blua. Consultations with specialists cannot be booked via Blua. Members who are under 18 years old may need to attend the consultation with a parent or guardian. Service provided by third party partner.
## T&Cs apply. Your delivery address will need to be within 8km of a participating chemist to be in the serviceable area. Service provided by third party partner. See blua.bupa.com.au for more details.