We have selected the most popular Extras services to provide you with quality cover and great savings. To receive the highest benefits, choose the Health Partners professional to suit you. If you prefer, you can use your own health care professional. Waiting periods may apply — please click here for full details on waiting periods, and here for additional information.

All benefits and rates listed are effective 1 April 2010.

Dental

Health Partners Dental

At Health Partners Dental you receive:

• 60% benefit or discount for general services
• 60% benefit or discount for major dental services
• 60% benefits or discount for specialist treatment

If you reach limit at Health Partners Dental you receive a further unlimited 40% benefit

Other Dental

A schedule of benefits applies for general, major and specialist dental services provided by dentists other than Health Partners professionals. Please call our Member Services for a quote.

Dental Limits

Orthodontic

60% benefit available for all orthodontic treatment:

• Including appliances such as plates, guards and spacers
• Lifetime limit of $200 after 1 year, or
• Lifetime limit of $1,000 after 2 years.

Optical

Health Partners Optical

At Health Partners Optical you receive:

• 60% benefit or discount for prescription glasses
• 60% benefit or discount for contact lenses
• 30% discount on all sunglasses.

If you reach limit at Health Partners Optical you receive a further unlimited 40% benefit

Other Optical

At Other Optical you receive:

• 40% benefit for prescription glasses and contact lenses provided by optometrists other than Health Partners professionals.

Optical Limits

Benefits claimed at Health Partners Optical will count towards Other Optical limits, and vice versa.

Pharmacy

Health Partners Pharmacy

Exclusive pharmacy benefits are available at over 40 Health Partners participating pharmacies.

For an extensive range of prescriptions:

• Pay only $16.65 or $33.30
• Limit $500.

Your payment is indexed to the federal government PBS co-payment which is reviewed each year. Prices effective 1 January 2010.

Special member offer:

• You receive a 20% saving on non-prescription items such as vitamins, cosmetics, gifts, toiletries and more — no limit.

Physiotherapy

Health Partners Physiotherapy

At Health Partners Participating Physiotherists you pay only a set fee for each visit.

• Initial consultation — pay only $16
• Subsequent consultation — pay only $16
• Long consultation — pay only $25
• Lymphoedema treatment — pay only $30
• Home or hospital visit — pay only $25
• Hydrotherapy — pay only $5
  Limit $750.

Other Physiotherapy

The following benefits are available for services provided by Physiotherapists other than Health Partners participating professionals.

Benefit:

• $22 initial consultation
• $17 subsequent consultation
• $23 long consultation
• $28 prolonged consultation
• $40 lymphoedema treatment
• $19 home or hospital visit
• Up to $10 group treatment
• $6.50 hydrotherapy
  Limit $450.

Phsyiotherapy Limits

Total combined Physiotherapy limit is $750.

Naturopathy/Homoeopathy

Benefit:

• $26.40 initial consultation
• $20.40 subsequent consultation
• $28.80 long consultation
• $36 after-hours consultation
  Combined limit $350 for Chiropractic/Naturopathy/Acupuncture.

Acupuncture

Benefit:

• $27.60 initial consultation
• $21 subsequent consultation
• $30.60 long consultation
• $37.80 after-hours consultation
  Combined limit $350 for Chiropractic/Naturopathy/Acupuncture.

Chiropractic/Osteopathic

Benefit:

• $22 initial consultation
• $17 subsequent consultation
• $24 long consultation
• $29.50 after-hours consultation
• $29.50 home visits
• $35 after-hours home visit
• Radiology 60% of fee charged (in professional's rooms)
  Combined limit $350 for Chiropractic/Naturopathy/Acupuncture.

Full Ambulance Cover

As a Health Partners Extras member you receive full ambulance cover including:

• All emergency and non-emergency services
• Australia-wide coverage
• Road and air ambulance services
• Every service required on medical grounds (excludes clinic-car type transport)
  Limit $20,000.

Health Management

• Online Health Profile — limit 2 per year. Access the Online Health Profile through Members Online
• Bowel Cancer Screening — $22 benefit towards testing fees for a home Bowel Cancer Screening test. Limit 1 per year.

All extras benefits and limits are per person per calendar year, unless otherwise stated.

Standard Information Statements

To view a Standard Information Statement (SIS) for Silver Extras please visit privatehealth.gov.au. For more information on the SIS please click here.

Rates

To get a quote click here, or for a list of rates click here.