waiting b4 applying for medicare
Sep 13th 2005, 3:37 am
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waiting b4 applying for medicare
We went down to the local medicare office yesterday and was told that until we'd been here a fortnight our details wouldn't show up as us being permanent residents and eligible for medicare. Somehow this doesn't seem right to me as if it's done by computer surely it'd of shown up when we entered the country?
Has anyone else been told this or were you able to apply for medicare straight away?
Thanks for any help
Marie
Has anyone else been told this or were you able to apply for medicare straight away?
Thanks for any help
Marie
Sep 13th 2005, 4:36 am
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Re: waiting b4 applying for medicare
We had to wait roughly 2 weeks for our details to be passed from immigration to medicare, but we are in SA, maybe other states take a bit longer!
Hope your daughter's feeling better today, mine were like zombies for about a week, didn't eat much either.
Nikki
xx
Hope your daughter's feeling better today, mine were like zombies for about a week, didn't eat much either.
Nikki
xx
Sep 13th 2005, 4:40 am
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Re: waiting b4 applying for medicare
medicare was one of the first things we did when we got here.....certainly in the first week. I was 32 weeks pregnant and so I couldn't hang about....but certainly don't remember anyone saying we had to wait. They gave us a receipt with our number on and then we had to wait a couple of weeks for the actual card.....
Sep 13th 2005, 6:11 am
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Re: waiting b4 applying for medicare
we went to medicare the week after we got here......they issued us with a temp card there and then.
Sep 13th 2005, 6:50 am
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Re: waiting b4 applying for medicare
Hi
it's supposed to be 10 days min, says somewhere on the paperwork! I arranged health/travel insurance for 17 days when leaving the UK, so that we would still be covered in the interim.
It's something to do with your visa number being activated through certain channels when you've arrived here!
gd
it's supposed to be 10 days min, says somewhere on the paperwork! I arranged health/travel insurance for 17 days when leaving the UK, so that we would still be covered in the interim.
It's something to do with your visa number being activated through certain channels when you've arrived here!
gd
Sep 13th 2005, 6:52 am
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Re: waiting b4 applying for medicare
Originally Posted by gdcollectables
Hi
it's supposed to be 10 days min, says somewhere on the paperwork! I arranged health/travel insurance for 17 days when leaving the UK, so that we would still be covered in the interim.
It's something to do with your visa number being activated through certain channels when you've arrived here!
gd
it's supposed to be 10 days min, says somewhere on the paperwork! I arranged health/travel insurance for 17 days when leaving the UK, so that we would still be covered in the interim.
It's something to do with your visa number being activated through certain channels when you've arrived here!
gd
who did you arrange the travel/heath insurance with?
Sep 13th 2005, 6:53 am
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Re: waiting b4 applying for medicare
It does take up to 10 days or so
It doesnt make any difference to the care you get
- you can still see a dr you may have to pay a bit but you will be able to claim it back via medicare
- You will be treated in hostipal if you have a car crash etc
- you pay for prescription drugs and do a reclaim
These reclaim things are why there are queues at Medicare offices - they process the reclaims.
It doesnt make any difference to the care you get
- you can still see a dr you may have to pay a bit but you will be able to claim it back via medicare
- You will be treated in hostipal if you have a car crash etc
- you pay for prescription drugs and do a reclaim
These reclaim things are why there are queues at Medicare offices - they process the reclaims.
Sep 13th 2005, 6:55 am
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Re: waiting b4 applying for medicare
Sep 13th 2005, 7:04 am
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Re: waiting b4 applying for medicare
Originally Posted by gdcollectables
Thank you, another thing ticked off the list
Sep 13th 2005, 8:04 am
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Re: waiting b4 applying for medicare
Originally Posted by spalen
It does take up to 10 days or so
It doesnt make any difference to the care you get
- you can still see a dr you may have to pay a bit but you will be able to claim it back via medicare
- You will be treated in hostipal if you have a car crash etc
- you pay for prescription drugs and do a reclaim
These reclaim things are why there are queues at Medicare offices - they process the reclaims.
It doesnt make any difference to the care you get
- you can still see a dr you may have to pay a bit but you will be able to claim it back via medicare
- You will be treated in hostipal if you have a car crash etc
- you pay for prescription drugs and do a reclaim
These reclaim things are why there are queues at Medicare offices - they process the reclaims.
Sep 13th 2005, 8:16 am
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Re: waiting b4 applying for medicare
Do we need travel/health insurance as well as medicare while travelling around to find a permanent address. We are planning to travel for a couple of months and travel insurance seems really expensive especially if we don't need it.
Anne
Anne
Sep 13th 2005, 8:18 am
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Re: waiting b4 applying for medicare
Originally Posted by 68MEVY
We went down to the local medicare office yesterday and was told that until we'd been here a fortnight our details wouldn't show up as us being permanent residents and eligible for medicare. Somehow this doesn't seem right to me as if it's done by computer surely it'd of shown up when we entered the country?
Has anyone else been told this or were you able to apply for medicare straight away?
Thanks for any help
Marie
Has anyone else been told this or were you able to apply for medicare straight away?
Thanks for any help
Marie
Your PR visa is well n truly adhered to your passport !
Why cant hey do a manual check in??
Sep 13th 2005, 8:20 am
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Re: waiting b4 applying for medicare
Originally Posted by anne&ralph
Do we need travel/health insurance as well as medicare while travelling around to find a permanent address. We are planning to travel for a couple of months and travel insurance seems really expensive especially if we don't need it.
Anne
Anne
If you havent got a PR and you are on holiday, you wouldnt get Medicare.
Perhaps Ive missed something blatantly obvious so sorry if i have lol
Steve
