Australian Government Rebate
The Australian Government may subsidise the cost of your health cover, depending on your age and how much you earn. Read this page for all the income thresholds that determine if you and your family get a rebate.
Age-based discount
Under 30? You could get up to 10% off the cost of your RBHS hospital cover. The discount could stay with you until you turn 41. That is more than a decade worth of savings!
Lifetime Health Cover (LHC) Loading
Lifetime Health Cover loading increases the cost of private hospital if you take it out later in life. If you have hospital cover by 1 July after your 31st birthday and keep it, you don’t have to worry about it.
Medicare Benefit Schedule (MBS)
The Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) is a list of fees for medical services set by the Government. The MBS fees matter because if your specialists charge more than the MBS fees, you could have out-of-pocket expenses. Luckily there’s a way to reduce your out-of-pocket expenses called Access Gap.
Medicare Levy Surcharge
The Medicare Levy Surcharge is payable if you don’t have hospital cover and earn over certain income thresholds as either a single or a family. A levy is an extra tax to pay. If get hospital cover, you won’t pay the Medicare Levy Surcharge.