Save for life
I’d like to save on my health insurance for life
Basically speaking, the sooner you take out private hospital cover, the less Lifetime Health Cover you’ll pay. Here’s how it works:
Under the Government’s Lifetime Health Cover scheme, you will incur a 2% penalty for each year you wait to take out private hospital cover (after you turn 31). And this penalty applies for the rest of your life.
For example:
- Hospital cover at 31 may cost you $100 per month. Take out the same Hospital cover at 35 and it will cost you $108 per month.
All HBA hospital covers will protect you from the Lifetime Health Cover loading. So do the smart thing and start saving for life today.
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Check out our Lifetime Health Cover calculator to see how you will be impacted |
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