Medibank Expands Funding to Emyria's Victorian Clinic
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Emyria ASX Announcement | 16 February 2026
ASX RELEASE.
16 February 2026
Medibank Expands Funding to Support Emyria’s
Mornington Peninsula Clinic
Insurer-backed expansion supports Emyria’s first Victorian clinic, reinforcing the
Company’s national leadership in mental health care delivery.
Emyria Limited (ASX: EMD) (“Emyria”, or the “Company”), a leader in developing and
delivering mental health treatments, is pleased to announce Medibank Private Ltd (ASX: MPL)
has further expanded its funding agreement to support screened and eligible customers
accessing Emyria’s Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD) programs at the Company’s new Mornington Peninsula clinic in Victoria.
Under the existing multi-year funding agreement 2
, eligible Medibank customers admitted to
Avive Mornington Peninsula will be able to access Empax’s psychiatrist-led, psychotherapy-
based trauma programs, reducing financial barriers for patients with complex mental health
needs.
The agreement marks the expansion of Emyria’s insurer-backed services into Victoria 1
, adding
to the Company’s currently active sites in Western Australia and Queensland.
Tackling Australia’s Mental Health Burden
Nearly half of all Australians are expected to experience a mental health condition in their
lifetime ³ with treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD) among the most severe. However, access to specialist, multidisciplinary care remains
fragmented, costly, and subject to long wait times.
By integrating hospital-based programs with insurer-backed funding, Emyria and Medibank
are directly addressing this gap, delivering coordinated, evidence-based treatment to
patients who need it most.
• Medibank-funded expansion to Mornington Peninsula – Medibank Private Ltd (ASX: MPL)
will fund screened and eligible customers to access Emyria’s Empax Clinic programs for
Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) when
admitted to Avive Health’s Mornington Peninsula licensed hospital.
• First insurer-backed programs in Victoria – Medibank’s announcement is a significant
milestone in Emyria’s ongoing national rollout, expanding access to funded mental health
programs into Victoria.
• Mornington Peninsula operations commencing Q2 CY2026 – Two Authorised Prescriber
applications are in process, with a well-received recruitment campaign completed and
team training scheduled to commence in March.
• Expansion underpinned by strong clinical evidence – The recent release of positive 12-
month data1
confirms sustained patient outcomes and durability in the Empax treatment
model as Emyria advances its 2026 national growth strategy.
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Scaling Proven Care Models
Emyria recently reported positive 12-month durability data1
demonstrating sustained
improvements in patients completing its PTSD program. These data provide growing clinical
evidence that the Company's treatment models deliver lasting outcomes for people living
with complex and otherwise treatment resistant mental health challenges.
The private health insurance funded Empax model combines psychiatrist-led, psychotherapy-
based care with robust longitudinal data collection, delivered within licensed hospital
environments. Each treatment pathway generates real-world clinical evidence that enables
Emyria to continuously optimise care protocols and demonstrate value to insurer and hospital
partners.
Through collaborations with major private health insurers like Medibank, Emyria is reducing
out-of-pocket costs for eligible patients while proving that effective mental health treatment
can be delivered sustainably and at scale.
National Growth Outlook
With insurer-funded programs operating in Perth and Brisbane and now expanding to
Mornington Peninsula, Emyria is accelerating the national rollout of its Empax Centres. The
Company continues to assess opportunities with additional hospital partners and insurers
across metropolitan and regional Australia.
As demand for measurable, outcomes-driven mental health care grows, Emyria's integrated
model combining clinical delivery, insurer funding, and real-world data positions the Company
as a scalable platform for national adoption.
Emyria Executive Chairman, Greg Hutchinson, commented:
“We’re thrilled to extend our agreement with Medibank and bring our insurer funded Empax
programs to Victoria. This represents an important step forward for patients, clinicians, and
the broader health system.
Our goal has always been to make world-class, evidence-based mental health care
accessible to every Australian who needs it. By integrating insurer funding into high-quality
hospital programs, we’re removing financial barriers that have historically limited access to
comprehensive trauma and mood disorder treatments.
With funded programs now operating across three states, Emyria is demonstrating that our
data-driven model of care can scale nationally. This expansion will enable more Australians
to access effective treatment for complex mental health conditions while contributing
valuable data to help modernise and strengthen Australia’s healthcare system.”
References:
1. See ASX release 02 Feb 2026
2. See ASX release 18 June 2025
3. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/mental-health/national-study-mental-health-and-wellbeing/2020-
21#prevalence-of-mental-disorders
This release has been approved by the Board of Emyria.
For further information, investment opportunities, or more about Emyria’s approach to
mental health treatment, please contact:
Greg Hutchinson
Executive Chair
1300 436 363 | investors@emyria.com
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About Medibank Private Ltd (ASX: MPL)
Medibank Private Ltd (ASX: MPL) is a health company working to deliver the best health and
wellbeing experience for Australia. From its beginnings as a health insurer, it has grown to
become more to millions of people across the country. Medibank is giving people more control
of their own health by working to provide greater choice, better access and more value.
Medibank is investing more in preventative health and new ways of delivering care, working
with other health innovators, hospitals and governments and building more products and
services personalised to people’s needs. In doing so, it is looking to change healthcare for
people across Australia, both now and in the future.
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future expectations, plans and prospects for the Company, the Company’s strategy, future operations, and
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forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including: the Company’s ability to
successfully develop its product candidates and timely complete its planned clinical programs and the
Company’s ability to obtain marketing approvals for its product candidates. In addition, the forward-looking
statements included in this press release represents the Company’s views as of the date hereof. The Company
anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause the Company’s views to change. However,
while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the
Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied
upon as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date hereof.
Risks associated with the use of MDMA, MDMA-inspired compounds and psilocybin
All medicines carry risks and specialist prescribers, such as registered psychiatrists, are best placed to assess
the suitability of a new medication against a patient’s individual circumstances and medical history before
proceeding. Adverse effects of MDMA include high blood pressure, increased pulse rate, faintness, and panic
attacks, and in some rare cases it can cause loss of consciousness or trigger seizures. Other side effects include
involuntary jaw clenching, decreased appetite, restless legs, nausea, headache, sweating and muscle/joint
stiffness. Adverse effects of psilocybin can include temporary increase in blood pressure and a raised heart rate.
There may be some risk of psychosis in predisposed individuals. The effects of MDMA and psilocybin are
unlikely at low doses in the treatment regimens used in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy while
appropriately managed in a controlled environment with direct medical supervision. The risk profile of the
MDMA inspired compounds is currently unknown.
The availability of these products is subject to the safety and efficacy of the products being tested through
clinical trials. Emyria makes no representations or warranties as to the safety or efficacy of the products or the
products’ ability (or the ability of its key compounds) to be used in the treatment of indications such as PTSD.
There are currently no approved products containing MDMA, psilocybin or MDMA inspired compounds that
the TGA has evaluated for quality, safety and efficacy.
Emyria Limited develops and delivers new treatments for mental health and select neurological
conditions through an integrated model of direct clinical services and treatment development:
Emyria Healthcare: Evidence-based treatment for patients not finding relief
from conventional care while also helping evaluate emerging new therapies like
assisted therapy for PTSD and assisted therapy for treatment-resistant depression.
Emyria Data: Robust and ethically sourced Real-World Data gathered with patients
to improve Emyria’s unique therapy and drug development programs.
Emyria’s Pipeline: New psychedelic-assisted therapies and drug treatments for mental
health and select neurological diseases.
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