Mildura Health extras cover
Is Mildura Health Mid Extras - A1 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 $34.70 a month before the rebate, $26.33 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
$316 behind
That costs $200 with no cover. On this policy you’d pay $316 in premiums and get $0 back. It pays nothing towards general dental.
Against the 219 policies from funds anyone can join that cover this, it would sit 39th. nib’s DentalPass does best, $306 better off over the year.
Two dental visits and new glasses
$76 behind
That costs $700 with no cover. On this policy you’d pay $316 in premiums and get $240 back. It pays nothing towards general dental.
Against the 189 policies from funds anyone can join that cover this, it would sit 20th. Latrobe’s Core Essential Extras does best, $125 better off over the year.
Two dental visits, new glasses and six physio sessions
+$116 ahead
That costs $1,240 with no cover. On this policy you’d pay $316 in premiums and get $432 back. It pays nothing towards general dental.
Against the 181 policies from funds anyone can join that cover this, it would sit 24th. HCF’s Flex My Extras does best, $253 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optical | $240 a visit | $240 | 6 months |
| Non-PBS Medications | $35 a visit | $200shared with vaccinations | 2 months |
| Physiotherapy | $36 a visit first, then $32 a visit | $540shared with exercise physiology and occupational therapy | 2 months |
| Chiropractic | $32 a visit first, then $27 a visit | $540shared with osteopathy | 2 months |
| Podiatry | $42 a visit first, then $37 a visit | $540 | 2 months |
| Psychology | $50 a visit first, then $45 a visit | $540 | 2 months |
| Acupuncture | $29 a visit first, then $27 a visit | $540shared with remedial massage | 2 months |
| Remedial Massage | $29 a visit first, then $27 a visit | $540shared with acupuncture | 2 months |
| Hearing Aids | Covered, amount not published as a set figure | $1,000shared with glucose monitor | 36 months |
| Glucose Monitor | Covered, amount not published as a set figure | $1,000shared with hearing aids | 36 months |
| Dietetics | $38 a visit first, then $34 a visit | $540 | 2 months |
| Exercise Physiology | $36 a visit first, then $32 a visit | $540shared with physiotherapy and occupational therapy | 2 months |
| Orthoptics | $36 a visit first, then $32 a visit | $540 | 2 months |
| Health Management | 50% of the fee | $100 | 6 months |
| Home Nursing | $12 a visit | $500 | 2 months |
| Occupational Therapy | $36 a visit first, then $32 a visit | $540shared with physiotherapy and exercise physiology | 2 months |
| Osteopathy | $36 a visit first, then $32 a visit | $540shared with chiropractic | 2 months |
| Speech Therapy | $46 a visit first, then $42 a visit | $540 | 2 months |
| Vaccinations | $35 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
Multiple services share a single annual limit pool.
What it costs
| State | Single | Couple | Family | Single parent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All states | $34.70 | $69.40 | $69.40 | $69.40 |
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 I2/A0000S on privatehealth.gov.au. How the sums work.
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