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Learn · Health insurance · 7 modules

Health insurance, from the cover to what a year costs.

7 short modules, 3 to 4 minutes each

Basics

If you’ve never had health insurance
  1. Hospital cover and extras coverWhat each kind pays for, what Medicare already does, and the wait before you can claim.3 minutes · 2 pages and a question
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  2. Gold, Silver, Bronze and BasicThe four levels of hospital cover, what each must pay for, and what each costs.3 minutes · 2 pages and a question
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  3. $750The excess on hospital coverThe part of a hospital stay you pay yourself, and why a bigger one lowers the price.3 minutes · 2 pages and a question
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  4. −24%The government rebate and the surchargeHow your income and age change what the government pays toward your cover, and the extra tax without it.3 minutes · 2 pages and a question
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Going further

Once you know hospital cover from extras
  1. +6%Lifetime Health Cover and the age discountWhy hospital cover costs more the later you first take it out, and less if you start young.4 minutes · 3 pages and a question
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  2. $What extras cover pays backPart of each visit, up to a yearly limit, against what the cover costs.3 minutes · 2 pages and a question
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  3. Reading a real policyThree real policies, each showing one thing the modules before taught.3 minutes · 3 pages
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LearnStart · 3 minutesHospital cover and extras cover

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