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Medibank Private is one of Australia's largest and most widely known health funds, with millions of members. See what the extras only plans offer and whether one of them is right for you.
Here are the four different Extras Only policies offered by Medibank:
Healthy Start Extras | Essential Extras | Growing Family Extras | Top Extras | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ambulance | ||||
General Dental | ||||
Major Dental | ||||
Orthodontics | ||||
Optical | ||||
Remedial Massage | ||||
Physiotherapy | ||||
Chiropractic and Osteopathy | ||||
Psychology | ||||
Podiatry | ||||
Natural Therapies | ||||
Dietetics | ||||
Breathing appliances | ||||
Blood glucose monitor and blood pressure monitors | ||||
Speech therapy | ||||
Health appliances and external prostheses | ||||
Australian Breastfeeding Association Membership | ||||
TENS Machine | ||||
Pregnancy compression garments | ||||
Antenatal/postnatal services | ||||
Hearing aids | ||||
Prescription pharmaceuticals (non-PBS) | ||||
Occupational Therapy | ||||
Eye Therapy |
Other benefits of Medibank Private hospital cover include the following:
Your policy will give you back between 55-85% of your treatment costs depending on which policy you choose. Whatever you get back will be deducted from your annual benefit limit for that treatment. Your benefit limit will vary based on the treatment and on the policy you choose.
Most treatments come with a waiting period. These are as follows:
There are five ways you can make your Medibank extras claim:
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