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A Healthy Tax Time Tip form the Money Tips Team

Changes to the Private Health Insurance Rebate are coming on 1 July, 2012, so if you’ve been putting off “doing something” about your health insurance situation, NOW is the time to act!! MONEY TIPS is pleased to offer you this very timely opportunity to review or re-assess your private health insurance situation.

There are good reasons to consider private health insurance from a tax point of view…for example, if your income is above $84,000 (individual) or $168,000 (families) and you don’t have private health insurance, you face an additional Medicare levy payment of between 1 and 1.5 percent.

Whether you (or your family members) are taking out health insurance for the first time, or would like a review of your current policy and level of cover, simply click on the link below, complete the enquiry form, and a representative of health insurance specialists Australian Unity will contact you. It’s that simple!

As a June 30 extra incentive Australian Unity is also offering one month’s free cover and an exemption on some waiting periods if you take out hospital and extras cover by June 30. Terms and conditions apply. Ask the Australian Unity representative for details when they contact you after submitting your enquiry through the link below.

Click Here to Enquire Now

Published:Thursday, 7th Jun 2012
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