Category: About Funding

Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)

https://youtu.be/5-A_eifa9cY Who is eligible? This type of funding is available for anyone who has a white card, a gold, or has served at least one day in continuous full-time service either for the armed forces or for the army reserve. What is covered? You can access support for any mental health condition, whether that is related to your time in service or not. How many sessions? Normally there is no limit on the number of sessions you can access. The only exception to this is if you are seeking support for trauma or PTSD. In these cases, we would need to send a review through at the end of eight sessions to access further funding. How do I access these rebates? The way that you can access this support is by going your GP and requesting a mental health assessment. When you do that mental health, assessment ask your GP ....

Private Health Insurance

https://youtu.be/um6cN0DL6NI Is it worth getting private health insurance? For the most part, it is not worth taking out private health insurance just to pay for your therapy sessions. And that’s because the cost of the insurance will likely be greater than the cost of the therapy sessions. There are three exceptions to this. What are the three exceptions? 1. If you have this cover all ready. If this is true for you, access those rebates that you’re entitled to. 2. If you would like cover for your physical health as well. In that case you might like to consider a package that covers both your physical health and your mental health. You will want to make that psychology is included in your package. 3. If you need cover for in-patient psychiatric treatment. If you have private health insurance, it means that you can access a more comprehensive treatment. It also ....

Chronic Disease Management Rebates

https://youtu.be/997sCQZ7Dbc What is the Chronic Disease Management program? This form of Medicare funding is designed to help people who are living with a chronic illness or a chronic disease and need some psychological counselling to help them to cope with this illness or limit the affect that it’s having on their lives. In some circumstances this will include chronic mental health conditions. How much is the rebate? The size of these rebates is less than what you would get under a Mental Health Care Plan (MHCP). So, most people will access the 10 rebates under a Mental Health Care Plan first, and then transfer to the Chronic Disease Management program. At he time of publication the rebate is $52.95. How many can I claim? If eligible, you can claim up to five of these rebates each calendar year. That is, from January 1 to December 31st. At midnight on New-Years-Eve, the ....

Medicare and Mental Health Care Plans

https://youtu.be/-vEktevF2BU Do I have to use Medicare? No, you don’t. By paying for therapy yourself, you have the greatest amount of privacy because you don’t need to have your GP involved or seek approval from Medicare. But, Medicare rebates do allow you to reduce the cost of your therapy sessions. Am I eligible? All Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens, and permanent residents are entitled to a rebate on part of the cost of treatment by qualified and registered psychologists. How many sessions can I claim rebates for? You can claim rebates on up to 10 therapy sessions each calendar year. So, from January 1 to December 31st, you’re entitled to 10 rebates. And then at midnight on New Years Eve the clock resets and you’re entitled to another 10 rebates the following year. How do I get a rebate? The way to get these rebates is to go and see your ....

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