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Can anyone tell me how a health care card works? Centrelink were nice enough to send me one but I have no idea what entitlements I can get with it. I have a dentist appointment tomorrow (hole in tooth). Will this be covered? If so, is there a standard amount I have to pay or does it change all the time?
it entitles you to discounts at the cinema,bus and train fare,scripts at the chemist, bulk billing if your doctor does that,some tafe courses, theme park entry and public hospital dentistry. pretty sure no private dentist accepts them(well here anyway) just ask if places do concessions.
clarebear1983
11-09-2006, 19:41
it entitles you to discounts at the cinema,bus and train fare,scripts at the chemist, bulk billing if your doctor does that,some tafe courses, theme park entry and public hospital dentistry. pretty sure no private dentist accepts them(well here anyway) just ask if places do concessions.
From my experience when i was living in QLD you are NOT entitled to train and bus fare concessions-but you should ring the local transport providers to ask them, dont quote me on it
\ pretty sure no private dentist accepts them(well here anyway) just ask if places do concessions.
:yes: im pretty sure private dentists dont accept them.. we have a dental clinic here at the hospital, and with our health care card, its free
From my experience when i was living in QLD you are NOT entitled to train and bus fare concessions-but you should ring the local transport providers to ask them, dont quote me on it
i got train and bus fare concessions in bris and gold coast on a health care card as well as on a pension card
Illusional
11-09-2006, 20:24
List of the basic things - not all states offer the same concessions - so you should always make a point of asking places if they accept HCC's..
Health
• dental
• hearing services
• home care
• optical
• ambulance
Household
• council rates
• electricity/gas/water rates
• telephone line rental
• housing
Education
• school fee relief
• Technical and Further Education (TAFE)
• state government education allowances
• training programmes
Transport
• taxi fares
• road transport registration fees
• drivers licence
• public transport fares
• regional rail travel concessions
This site offers the full range of whats available and details ....
General Concessions Information (Queensland)
Department of Communities—Concessions Unit
www.communities.qld.gov.au/community/concessions
clarebear1983
11-09-2006, 22:05
i got train and bus fare concessions in bris and gold coast on a health care card as well as on a pension card
dammit i should have tried harder!!! LOL!!! when DH and I had health care cards in QLD we rang the transport departments and got told by the phone service that you dont get discounts :confused: I dont think i should have taken their word for it now!!!! Im glad that they do it for all the other QLDers sakes :)
*Sparkles*
11-09-2006, 22:09
Can anyone tell me how a health care card works? Centrelink were nice enough to send me one but I have no idea what entitlements I can get with it. I have a dentist appointment tomorrow (hole in tooth). Will this be covered? If so, is there a standard amount I have to pay or does it change all the time?
Your very lucky to get one! I would almost cut off my right arm at the moment for a HCC! :laughing:
Your very lucky to get one! I would almost cut off my right arm at the moment for a HCC! :laughing:
I only got one because DF is being deployed to a war zone for 6 months - I would rather have him here & no health care card but I will take advantage of it while I have it.
stellarella
12-09-2006, 09:30
Im pretty sure with the dentist you have to go to the public dental hospital, a private dentist wont do anything with it I dont think.
Also i live in bris and dont get any public transport concessions I have tried numerous times, but I do get cheap prescriptions, $5 docs for those who dont bulk bill and cheap cinema tickets.
subaruforestermum
12-09-2006, 09:35
it entitles you to discounts at the cinema,bus and train fare,scripts at the chemist, bulk billing if your doctor does that,some tafe courses, theme park entry and public hospital dentistry. pretty sure no private dentist accepts them(well here anyway) just ask if places do concessions.
Discounts for transport, theme park entry and cinemas are only entitled to by Pension Card Holders in QLD...ie Single Parent Pension Cards, or old age Pensioner Cards........
Cheap prescriptions are the biggest bonus.....and low or no doctors fees.....
Wish we could get one........
Discounts for transport, theme park entry and cinemas are only entitled to by Pension Card Holders in QLD...ie Single Parent Pension Cards, or old age Pensioner Cards........
Cheap prescriptions are the biggest bonus.....and low or no doctors fees.....
Wish we could get one........
as i said before i got discounts for transport,theme park entry and cinemas when on health care card but that was 2001/2002 so things may have changed:D
sam's mum
13-09-2006, 10:59
At Wet and Wild my daughter gets a discounted entry because she has a health care card, not sure about the other theme parks.
Illusional
13-09-2006, 14:02
When you have a Health Care Card - make a point of always asking for a discount wherever you see them providing discounts for pensioners..
Alot of the time places dont say they offer them for HCC holders.
The bus and train system in QLD doesnt normally offer the discounts to HCC holders.. but I have known certain drivers to give it anyways.
(I lived in qld for 21 years)
subaruforestermum
13-09-2006, 15:12
as i said before i got discounts for transport,theme park entry and cinemas when on health care card but that was 2001/2002 so things may have changed:D
For starters there was no need to be so rude, many people have repeated similar things........they like me, are sharing what they know.....
Secondly I have only lived in QLD for 8-9 years now, and have had a Health Care Card, but have NEVER gotten discounts on the things that you say you have (and have been told quiet rudely that I was not eligable for discounts on those as I wasnt a pensioner).......so I was giving the response in which I have been told by bus drivers etc.......
Good luck if you are lucky enough to get discounts on other things other than just health, wish I could have when I held a HCC.......I wish I would have known about getting discounts at the Theme Parks earlier.....
For starters there was no need to be so rude, many people have repeated similar things........they like me, are sharing what they know.....
Secondly I have only lived in QLD for 8-9 years now, and have had a Health Care Card, but have NEVER gotten discounts on the things that you say you have (and have been told quiet rudely that I was not eligable for discounts on those as I wasnt a pensioner).......so I was giving the response in which I have been told by bus drivers etc.......
Good luck if you are lucky enough to get discounts on other things other than just health, wish I could have when I held a HCC.......I wish I would have known about getting discounts at the Theme Parks earlier.....
i was in no way being rude hence the smiley face and was saying as i said before because i had already said it once and didnt want people telling me off for posting the same thing twice. so maybe you read my post wrong and i am not being rude in this one either:D:D:D:D
i did get the discounts i mentioned why would i make that up? i agree that you should ask ppl as they dont always say they discount for HCC
subaruforestermum
13-09-2006, 15:39
Look cel......I have pm'd you as to why I thought you were rude, yes it was the way I read it.....anyway I also want to make it clear that I never accused anyone of lying about the discounts they have recieved, just stated what I have been told, and my experiences about not recieving those discounts......ok :D :D :D .......Dont want to turn this into another B!tchy thread........
Good now.........now dont know if anyone has mentioned, but the cost of prescription medications are only $4.70........instead of ridiculousy high prices...:smiliedance: ...thats the biggest thing I miss........
jessgray
15-09-2006, 13:02
i have a HCC and i get my precriptions for $4.70
i get cheap bus fares (90 cents)
and there is also a HCC discount on electricty and gas bills it takes 20-30 dollars off the bill i am not sure if this is only in vic but it helps in winter :D
DP uses his HCC for cheap rego lol
we have only once been to the movies since having ds1 and we got the HCC rate for tickets.
thats all i can think of off the top of my head that my HCC covers lmao
Ashleigh<3
18-09-2006, 21:05
I've applied for one three times, but they denied me. They said in the first one that i didn't apply enough information, which i definitely did!
and i had my three forms of indentification, but obviously wasn't enough, So my mum helped me with going back to fill out the form for my next one, which they decided to deny again. And then we did it again, but nope it's been three months still no reply..:thumbsdown:
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