Insurance Pay for PS???

slimmy120 · 04-07-2008, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by slimmy120

Please if someone from australia, if tummy tuck , and the saggy arms, legs, breast can be covered under medicare, if so how??

**losingjusme** · 04-07-2008, 02:56 PM

you may want to check out Chickie and She Smiles.

i know She Smiles posted something on her blog fairly recently.

CrueFan · 04-07-2008, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by HarleyGirl

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slimmy120 · 04-08-2008, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by losingjusme

you may want to check out Chickie and She Smiles.

i know She Smiles posted something on her blog fairly recently.

Thank you will go and check that out now.

Chickie · 04-09-2008, 12:23 AM

Hi Slimmy,

I am in Brisbane, and had my TT back in August 2006, so hopefully my info isn't too out of date.

I got a referral from my GP to a couple of different surgeons (with the referral Medicare will pay for part of, or all of the consultation with the surgeon, depending on how much they charge)

Met with a couple of different surgeons, settled on my surgeon, called my health fund, found they do cover medically necessary reconstructive tummy tucks (as a side note, not too many Australian private health funds cover reconstructive TT's. It might be worth looking into your level of cover)

I paid my surgeon in full, and submitted all of my receipts to Medicare and my health fund and got quite a large refund (my total out of pocket was about $1800)

Long story short, see your GP and get a referral.

slimmy120 · 04-09-2008, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Chickie

Hi Slimmy,

I am in Brisbane, and had my TT back in August 2006, so hopefully my info isn't too out of date.

I got a referral from my GP to a couple of different surgeons (with the referral Medicare will pay for part of, or all of the consultation with the surgeon, depending on how much they charge)

Met with a couple of different surgeons, settled on my surgeon, called my health fund, found they do cover medically necessary reconstructive tummy tucks (as a side note, not too many Australian private health funds cover reconstructive TT's. It might be worth looking into your level of cover)

I paid my surgeon in full, and submitted all of my receipts to Medicare and my health fund and got quite a large refund (my total out of pocket was about $1800)

Long story short, see your GP and get a referral.

Oh thank you so much for that info, was getting real concerned $$$$, will talk to doctor down the track, and health fund. thanx xxx

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