mouth ones not trouser ones....a snip at $5 grand, so, do you get any money back at medicare? cue fingers crossed smiley....

I wish, both kids had their's done now and only got some back via Medibank Private.

Nope. You only get anything back from private insurance, and not often very much from what I hear.

$5k isn't bad. My daughters were $7,200 ($400 per month), but for the invisalign ones.

No it isnt much, we have top extras and the max you get a year is $400 I think.

thats a total drag, oh well thanks for the replies anyways guys

I'm just about to get my daughters done A friend told me she claimed her daughters back on tax, something about anything over $1500 can be claimed, is that not so?

20% of anything over $1500.

I forget to mention that, was thinking Medicare not tax.

With ours at $7,200, we get $1,140 back in tax.

$7,200 cost
$1,500 threshold
$5,700 balance
$1,140 (being the 20% of the $5,700) rebated

Thanks, at least its something I'll get back

Yehp during that year, you need to get as much medical procedure happening as your family needs. I actually put off a Hernia op for around 8months over this..... Plus I scheduled time off for the last 2006 World cup. So anyone reading this should have a look at any potential medical procedures.... laser eye surgery etc etc.

Thats why I've waited till the new tax year to get them done so I can have them paid for within the tax year and then claim next year hopefully.

Over 2000 from this tax year.

Bargin

ut yeah keep ALL of you reciept for precrptions, dental, specialists etc. We go over the threashold every year with 5 of us...easily!!

And non prescriptions too...even headache tablets if you bought them at the chemist.

I knew it Vaguely remembered something so hunted but couldn't find the change...thanks..