Item or ServiceWaiting Period
Better Health 90
90% back (up to annual limits)**
% back at all recognised extra providers
Optical items100% back on eligible items (up to annual limits), includes frames, prescription lenses and contact lenses6 months$300
PodiatryIncludes specified orthotics2 months$700
Chiropractic & Osteopathy2 months
Physiotherapy2 months$700
Prescription pharmaceuticals*Includes most prescribed items not subsidised by the government (non-PBS items). Benefits are paid after a set charge has been deducted.2 months$1,000
Natural therapiesConsultations for Remedial Massage/Myotherapy, Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine and Exercise Physiology2 months
Diatetics2 months
Ante-natal & Post-natal services2 months
Speech therapy2 months
Clinical psychologyConsultations only2 months
Occupational therapy2 months
Remedial massage2 months$400
Blood glucose monitors and blood pressure monitors^24 months$600
Eye therapy2 months
Hearing aids^36 months
Breathing appliances^Includes peak flow meters, nebulisers and spacing devices12 months
Health appliances and external prostheses^e.g. insulin delivery pens2 months
Health screening servicesWhere no Medicare benefit is payable2 monthsSee Hospital cover
Home nursing2 monthsSee Hospital cover