Health Partners extras cover
Is Health Partners Flex Extras: Eyes / Body worth it?
For one adult in NSW, it pays back more than it costs in one of the three ways of using extras worked through below, and costs more than it pays back in the other two. It is $52.35 a month before the rebate, $39.72 after.
Three ways of using it
Worked for one adult in NSW, under 65, on the 24.118% rebate, over a year, at typical prices: $200 for general dental, $300 for optical and $90 for physiotherapy.
One dental check-up a year
$357 behind
That costs $200 with no cover. On this policy you’d pay $477 in premiums and get $120 back.
50th of the 219 policies from funds anyone can join that cover this. nib’s DentalPass does best, $347 better off over the year.
Two dental visits and new glasses
$57 behind
That costs $700 with no cover. On this policy you’d pay $477 in premiums and get $420 back.
16th of the 189 policies from funds anyone can join that cover this. Latrobe’s Core Essential Extras does best, $106 better off over the year.
Two dental visits, new glasses and six physio sessions
+$267 ahead
That costs $1,240 with no cover. On this policy you’d pay $477 in premiums and get $744 back.
5th of the 181 policies from funds anyone can join that cover this. HCF’s Flex My Extras does best, $102 better off over the year.
Your year won’t look like any of those.
Put in what you actually use and the calculator sets this policy beside every other one, with the working.
What it pays
| Service | Benefit | Yearly limit | Wait |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Dental | 60% of the fee | $500shared with major dental and endodontic (root canal) | 2 months |
| Major Dental | 60% of the fee | $500shared with general dental and endodontic (root canal) | 12 months |
| Endodontic (Root Canal) | 60% of the fee | $500shared with general dental and major dental | 12 months |
| Optical | 60% of the fee | $200 | 2 months |
| Non-PBS Medications | $0 a visit | $200shared with vaccinations | 2 months |
| Physiotherapy | 60% of the fee | $400shared with chiropractic, exercise physiology and osteopathy | 2 months |
| Chiropractic | 60% of the fee | $400shared with physiotherapy, exercise physiology and osteopathy | 2 months |
| Exercise Physiology | 60% of the fee | $400shared with physiotherapy, chiropractic and osteopathy | 2 months |
| Osteopathy | 60% of the fee | $400shared with physiotherapy, chiropractic and exercise physiology | 2 months |
| Vaccinations | $0 a visit | $200shared with non-pbs medications | 2 months |
As listed for one adult in NSW. A percentage is of the provider’s fee; a dollar figure is the most paid per visit. Where a benefit differs by item, the commonest one is shown.
Conditions to know
This policy has special conditions that may affect your benefits. Review the details below.
What it costs
| State | Single | Couple | Family | Single parent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | $52.35 | $104.69 | $115.18 | $94.21 |
| VIC | $52.35 | $104.69 | $115.18 | $94.21 |
| QLD | $52.35 | $104.69 | $115.18 | $94.21 |
| WA | $52.35 | $104.69 | $115.18 | $94.21 |
| SA | $47.58 | $95.16 | $104.69 | $85.67 |
| TAS | $52.35 | $104.69 | $115.18 | $94.21 |
| NT | $52.35 | $104.69 | $115.18 | $94.21 |
Listed premiums a month, before the rebate. The rebate takes 24.118% off for most households under 65.
What beats it
For two dental visits and new glasses, from funds anyone can join:
- 1Latrobe Core Essential Extras+$49 ahead
- 2Health Partners Flex Extras: Eyes+$47 ahead
- 3HCF Flex My Extras+$45 ahead
Worked from the Australian Government’s Private Health Open Listing, 01-Oct-2026, with the same sums as the calculator: listed premiums after the rebate, benefits capped by each policy’s limits and waiting periods. Product code E138/NLDQ10 on privatehealth.gov.au. How the sums work.
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