Medibank Private Ltd (ASX: MPL) shares are in the spotlight on Wednesday.
In morning trade, the health insurance giant's shares are down almost 1% to $4.86.
Medibank shares drop despite transformation plans
This morning, the private health insurer unveiled an ambitious plan to accelerate its transformation into a leading Australian health company.
Ahead of a "health immersion" event for investors today, it outlined how it plans to expand its role beyond health insurance and into the broader healthcare system.
Ambitious FY 2030 targets
Medibank has set out a series of long-term aspirations aimed at strengthening its business and driving shareholder value.
The company now aims to lift earnings from its Medibank Health segment to at least $200 million by FY 2030. This is up from $76.7 million in FY 2025.
It also aims to grow its policyholder market share each year in a disciplined way, targeting at least 26.8% by FY 2030.
A third target for 2030 is to double its health and wellbeing engagement, reaching around 10 million Australians by the end of the decade.
Commenting on the targets, Medibank's chief executive officer, David Koczkar, said:
Australia's healthcare system is one of the best in the world, but it is under pressure and urgently needs meaningful transformation to ensure we can keep up with the increasing needs in the community. It's time for the health system to shift from treatment to prevention, from hospital to community, from analogue to digital and from generic to personalised care. Investing in technology and connecting health is critical to accelerate this momentum. These four big shifts are essential to drive the health transition and to sustain the world leading health outcomes we all experience today.
Medibank has been driving the health transition. Over the last decade, we have invested more than $300 million to grow as a health company. We will remain focused on delivering for our customers and long-term value for our shareholders by accelerating our growth strategy, and today we have set out some very clear milestones alongside a new ambition.
Growth in four key segments
To achieve its goals, Medibank plans to focus on four major health areas. They are as follows:
- Wellbeing – Expanding its Live Better rewards program, workplace health initiatives, and financial wellbeing offerings.
- Primary care – Growing its general practice network and virtual healthcare services under its Amplar Health brand.
- Community and acute care – Providing hospital-level care at home and expanding short-stay and rehabilitation services.
- Health insurance – Continuing to improve value and choice for its 4.2 million policyholders.
