medical costs in Oz when having baby
Jul 9th 2004, 8:40 pm
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medical costs in Oz when having baby
We have got our Oz PR visa and have found out my wife is pregnant. With the timing of things we are going to have to fly to Oz and have the baby there in order to validate our visas.
If we apply for medicare upon arrival (24 weeks term pregnancy), what medical costs are we likely to have to incur, e.g. 25% of $xxx ? ... or does medicare cover us fully for this sort of "treatment" ?
Can we get medical insureance to cover these expenses, or will the premiums be prohibitively expensive as they know we will be claiming almost immediately.
If we apply for medicare upon arrival (24 weeks term pregnancy), what medical costs are we likely to have to incur, e.g. 25% of $xxx ? ... or does medicare cover us fully for this sort of "treatment" ?
Can we get medical insureance to cover these expenses, or will the premiums be prohibitively expensive as they know we will be claiming almost immediately.
Jul 10th 2004, 12:21 am
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Re: medical costs in Oz when having baby
Originally posted by subaru22b
We have got our Oz PR visa and have found out my wife is pregnant. With the timing of things we are going to have to fly to Oz and have the baby there in order to validate our visas.
If we apply for medicare upon arrival (24 weeks term pregnancy), what medical costs are we likely to have to incur, e.g. 25% of $xxx ? ... or does medicare cover us fully for this sort of "treatment" ?
Can we get medical insureance to cover these expenses, or will the premiums be prohibitively expensive as they know we will be claiming almost immediately.
We have got our Oz PR visa and have found out my wife is pregnant. With the timing of things we are going to have to fly to Oz and have the baby there in order to validate our visas.
If we apply for medicare upon arrival (24 weeks term pregnancy), what medical costs are we likely to have to incur, e.g. 25% of $xxx ? ... or does medicare cover us fully for this sort of "treatment" ?
Can we get medical insureance to cover these expenses, or will the premiums be prohibitively expensive as they know we will be claiming almost immediately.
Private I have heard is about $3000 to $5000 depending. I would doubt that private insurance would cover you.
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