Private Health Insurance and Pilates

In a statment in May 2025, the Government re-endorsed Pilates and a range of other modalities that had previously been axed under Private Health Insurance companies. This is great news! However, they have also left it up to the individual businesses if they want to offer coverage. As the majority of Insurance companies are For-Profit entities, we expect that coverage will be added, but they will increase premiums to buffer their margins, as it will likely fall under the Extra’s category as it previously was back in 2019. As it’s up to each individual entity, I would speak to them directly about what they’re plans are.

As of June 2026, there is more clarity around how Pilates will be returned to PHI coverage; however, it is looking to be a significant increase in administration load to the practitioners and businesses. As such, Movementality will be taking a slow and steady approach to any potential changes, waiting to see how the expected changes impact other businesses before we assess what our options are.

What we do know is that we will have to be much more thorough with our notes; there will be changes to how we put payments through; and we will have to commit to doubling our professional development - all of which are feasible, but will come at a cost to the business, and therefore to our customers. How much of an increase in cost is yet to be determined (it could be upwards of 30%), and how that cost is carried throughout the remainder of the year when clients have worked through their extras, is still to be decided if there is adequate value.

We’d like to stress that this should not be a determining factor in whether you decide to participate in sessions with us or not - we’d prefer you consider our extensive training and experience of higher importance - but we understand that for some people, it is very important. So please read below to understand how it works, and to find out if you may be eligible.