Healthcare help Down Under
04 May 2016 by News DeskHealthcare help for people living with illness, injury or disability, payments and services can be provided if you have an illness, injury or disability that stops you from working, or limits the amount of work you can do.
Healthcare help includes the Essential Medical Equipment Payment, an annual payment to assist with the additional running costs of essential medical equipment or medically required heating and cooling.
Healthcare help can involve a number of Medicare payments and services that help when you or your dependents use health care services or need medicines.
Medicare provides free or subsidized treatment by some health professionals and free treatment and accommodation as a public patient in a public hospital.
Once you’re reached the relevant threshold, the Medicare Safety Net provides an additional benefit for healthcare help and eligible services.
Further healthcare help includes The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and PBS Safety Net can reduce the cost of a wide range of prescription medicines.
If you or your family pays for private health insurance, you may be eligible for the Australian Government Private Health Insurance Rebate on your premiums.
You can register for a digital health record in the My Health Record system to have a secure online summary of your health information.
Depending on your circumstances, you might be able to get one or more concession and health care cards to help with your health care costs.
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