I checked the Medicare website - which you should do "Reciprocal Health Care Agreements Covers the cost of essential medical treatment for Australian residents travelling in some countries. Under these Agreements, some health services and subsidised medicines are provided to visitors from these countries when they are in Australia.
If you travel overseas you can get help with the cost of essential medical treatment in some countries under the Australian Governments Reciprocal Health Care Agreements.
The Australian Government has agreements with New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland, Italy, Belgium, Malta, Slovenia and Norway. These agreements mean:
Australian residents can get help with the cost of essential medical treatment when visiting these countries residents of these countries can get some essential medical treatments while visiting Australia. Students from Norway, Finland, Malta and the Republic of Ireland arent covered by agreements with those countries.
Reciprocal Health Care Agreements arent designed to replace private travel health insurance for overseas travel."
-- Edited by Rip and Rosie on Friday 23rd of August 2013 09:54:24 AM
Next year we are coming over to start the big lap. we have ordered a new Jayco caravan and will be ordering a new tow vehicle too. We are expat British, will have NZ passports too. Hope that all makes sense?
Our questions are:
1. The best caravan insurance deal?
2. The best car insurance deal?
3. Advise on medical insurance? We have been told to get ambulance insurance. Are we able to get medicare (we have been living in NZ for 5 years and will have dual citizenship and UK and NZ passports.
ANY assistance on these important matters would be most gratefully received!!!
