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Hospital Select — wording change history

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4 versions ingested · 3 diffs computed. Source: UniMed published policy wording PDFs.

What changed

  1. 2026-05-18 · v2018-01-25 → v2018-01-25

    The policy document was restructured with new section headings and reorganised content, adding 14,244 characters while removing 14,951 characters across 107 sections. Members will see clearer section organisation with explicit headings for surgical benefits, post-operative care, investigations, and pharmaceutical coverage, though the underlying benefits remain substantively similar.

    benefit addedpharmac changeexclusion changemental health changefee change +14244 chars · −14951 chars · 107 sections affected
  2. 2026-05-18 · v2017-04-07 → v2018-01-25

    The policy document was restructured to add detailed application form sections covering applicant details, family members, employment information, and plan selection options. Members will now see explicit sections in their policy documents documenting their application choices, coverage dates, and selected plan modules.

    benefit addedexclusion changepharmac changefee changemental health change +14951 chars · −15325 chars · 99 sections affected
  3. 2026-05-18 · v2025-08-01 → v2017-04-07

    The policy added nine new treatment sections covering surgical procedures, oral surgery, breast reconstruction, and overseas treatment while removing equivalent content elsewhere. Members now have explicit coverage details for specific procedures like surgery, oral surgery, and obesity surgery that were previously described more generally.

    exclusion changebenefit addedfee changemental health changepharmac change +9084 chars · −9853 chars · 87 sections affected

All ingested wording versions

Date ingested Version Pages SHA256 Source
2026-05-18 2018-01-25 1bd4d64e8e50… PDF →
2026-05-18 2018-01-25 ac90ea349d26… PDF →
2026-05-18 2017-04-07 7829b5458130… PDF →
2026-05-16 2025-08-01 c62f3db88a51… PDF →

Diffs are computed mechanically by splitting each markdown wording into sections (H2/H3 boundaries) and identifying added, removed, or changed sections. Plain-English summaries are generated by Claude Haiku and are factual descriptions of what changed — not financial advice.

See the cross-insurer feed at /changes/, or the machine-readable history at /api/product/unimed/hospital-select/history.json .

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