Who owns Better Medical?
Better Medical is owned by Medibank (Australia, ASX: MPL), which has owned the brand since 16 December 2025.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Medibank Private Limited FY26 Results: Appendix 4E, Directors' Report and Financial Report, Medibank Private Limited (ASX), 20 August 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Medibank Private Limited reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Category
- Healthcare & pharma › Care providers › Hospitals & clinics
- Parent ticker
- ASX: MPL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Better Medical
The FY26 report says Medibank acquired 100% of the issued capital of Blend Holdco Pty Ltd (Better Medical Group) on 16 December 2025 for $163.5 million, and describes Better Medical as a network of 61 GP and medical clinics across Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania.
Ownership timeline of Better Medical
Where Better Medical sits in Medibank
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Medibank
Medibank controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in healthcare & pharma.
Also in healthcare & pharma
Other brands in care providers, and who owns them
The 31 brands in care providers on Brandtree belong to 14 owners. The largest is Quest Diagnostics, with 5; Medibank has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| AmeriPath | Quest Diagnostics | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Clicks | Clicks Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Colilert | IDEXX | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Petrifilm | Neogen | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Discovery Health | Discovery | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| St. David's HealthCare | HCA Healthcare | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Labcorp | Labcorp | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Honeysuckle Health | nib | 🇦🇺 Australia |
About the owner: Medibank
Medibank is a publicly listed company headquartered in Australia. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as ASX: MPL.
Medibank Private Limited's FY26 report says it provides health insurance to more than 4.3 million people in Australia under the Medibank and ahm brands and runs health services through Amplar Health. It states Medibank was founded in 1976 as a private health insurer owned and operated by the Australian Government, and was sold by way of an initial public offering and listed on the ASX on 25 November 2014.
🇦🇺 Better Medical and other Australian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 203 brands that began in Australia. 59 of them (29%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Better Medical is not one of them.
- Honeysuckle Health — nib 🇦🇺
- 19 Crimes — Treasury Wine Estates 🇦🇺
- 7plus — Southern Cross Media Group 🇦🇺
- 9Now — Nine 🇦🇺
- APA — APA 🇦🇺
- AXL+CO by Connor — TFG 🇿🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Better Medical?
The parent company of Better Medical is Medibank, a publicly listed company headquartered in Australia.
Is Better Medical Australian?
Yes. Better Medical originated in Australia and its owner, Medibank, is also headquartered in Australia.
Since when has Medibank owned Better Medical?
Medibank has owned Better Medical since 16 December 2025.
Is Better Medical still owned by Medibank?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Better Medical is still owned by Medibank. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Medibank Private Limited FY26 Results: Appendix 4E, Directors' Report and Financial Report — Medibank Private Limited (ASX), Annual report, published 20 August 2026; retrieved 9 October 2026.
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