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Increased benefits from 1 October 2023:

Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology, Chiropractic, Osteopathy, Podiatry

The benefit for your 5^th and 6^th visits is increasing from $32 to $40, effective 1 October 2023.

Physiotherapy & Exercise Physiology

Description	Benefit	Annual limit
Visits 1 to 4	$40	$300 per person^ (sub-limits apply)
Visits 5 & 6	Increasing to $40
Visits 7+	$32

^This is a combined annual limit for both physiotherapy and exercise physiology.

Chiropractic & Osteopathy

Description	Benefit	Annual limit
Visits 1 to 4	$40	$250 per person^^ (sub-limits apply)
Visits 5 & 6	Increasing to $40
Visits 7+	$32

^^This is a combined annual limit for chiropractic and osteopathy.

Podiatry

Description	Benefit	Annual limit
Visits 1 to 4	$40	$300 per person ($60 sub-limit applies to orthotic repairs)
Visits 5 & 6	Increasing to $40
Visits 7+	$32

Natural Therapies

The benefit for natural therapies is increasing from $32 to $34, effective 1 October 2023.

Description	Benefit	Annual limit
Natural Therapies (Remedial massage, Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine consultations, Myotherapy)	Increasing to $34	$400 per person

Note: benefits are for face-to-face consultation only. No benefits for remedies, medicines or food preparation.

Psychology

We continue to recognise that mental health is just as important as physical health. Your annual limit for psychology increased from $250 to $300 back in October 2022. As we continue to recognise the importance of mental health, the annual limit for psychology will again increase from $300 to $350, effective 1 October 2023.

This includes telehealth consultations for Psychologists and Accredited Mental Health Social Workers.

Description	Current limit	Limit from 1 October 2023
Psychology	$300 per person	$350 per person

Benefit limits, sub-limits and annual limits may apply. Limits are per calendar year unless otherwise specified.