Medicare - Reccie/Validation trip?
Jun 1st 2008, 7:39 am
#16
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Joined: Mar 2003
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Re: Medicare - Reccie/Validation trip?
Even Medicare isn't playing the same tune: I enquired of them when we did the validation as to the start date and eventually got to speak to a junior minister about it. She spoke for some twenty minutes, confused herself enormously and ended up saying both the validation date and the permanent entry date were correct!
Jun 1st 2008, 7:48 am
#17
Feeble Minded
Joined: Feb 2008
Location: Cairns, QLD
Posts: 1,612
Re: Medicare - Reccie/Validation trip?
You're probably best not registering for Medicare on your validation trip, as that is when the 12 month clock starts ticking in relation to taking up private health insurance. If you register with Medicare on validation, then take more than 12 months to return and take up your residence, you will not be eligible to be treated as a 30 year old when you take up health insurance. If you are older than 30, then you will have to pay a 2% per year over 30 premium if you take up private health insurance after the 12 months.
Does that make sense?
S
Does that make sense?
S
Jun 1st 2008, 9:40 am
#18
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Joined: Mar 2003
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Re: Medicare - Reccie/Validation trip?
From your date of entry. If you are 45 it will save 45 - 30 = 15, times 2% : 30% off the premiums.
