Smart Extras. Increased benefits from 1 January 2025
- Health Aids. You’ll be able to claim 80% of the cost of CPAP masks (up to your annual $100 sublimit under Health Aids).
- Physio. Your physio benefits will increase. Your benefit for initial consultations will be $50 (up from $45). Benefits on subsequent consultations will also increase to $45 (up from $40).
- Chiro. Benefits for initial consultations will increase to $43 (up from $40). You’ll also get more when claiming on subsequent consultations, increasing to $33 (from $30).
- Osteo. You’ll get more back from osteo claims with initial consultations up from $40 to $43 and subsequent consultations also increasing from $30 to $33.
- Occupational Therapy. Benefits will increase from $38 to $45 for initial consultants and from $33 to $40 for subsequent consultations.
- Dietetics. You’ll get more back on all consultations (up to $45 from $43).
- Speech Therapy. You’ll get more benefits when claiming speech therapy, with great increases to benefits. You’ll be able to claim $45 for an initial consultation (up from $37) and $40 for subsequent consultations (up from $32).
- Swedish Massage. Benefits will increase from $15 to $20.
- Remedial Massage. Benefits will increase from $30 to $35.
- Myotherapy. Increased benefits up to $30 for initial consultations (up from $25) and $25 for subsequent consultations (currently $20).
- Acupuncture. Benefits will increase $3 for both initial and ongoing visits (from $25 to $28 and $30 to $33 respectively).
- Dental. You’ll also be receiving increases across the board to several dental services. We’ve listed them out for your below.
| Item code | Item description | Current benefit | Benefit from 1 January 2025 | Benefit increase |
| X017 | Treatment of acute periodontal infection - per appointment | $74 | $78 | $4 |
| X314 | Sectional removal of a tooth or parts(s) thereof | $134 | $137 | $3 |
| X324 | Surgical removal of a tooth or toother fragment requiring both removal of bone and tooth division | $250 | $262 | $12 |
| X455 | Additional visit for irrigation and/or dressing of root canal system - per tooth | $76 | $80 | $4 |
| X522 | Adhesive restoration - two surfaces - anterior tooth - direct | $93 | $97 | $4 |
| X523 | Adhesive restoration - three surfaces - anterior tooth - direct | $108 | $109 | $1 |
| X532 | Adhesive restoration - two surfaces - posterior tooth - direct | $104 | $105 | $1 |
| X613 | Full crown - non-metallic - indirect | $600 | $660 | $60 |
| X615 | Full crown - veneered - indirect | $600 | $660 | $60 |
| X643 | Bridge pontic - indirect - per pontic | $480 | $508 | $28 |
| X661 | Fitting of implant abutment - per abutment | $160 | $254 | $94 |
| X721 | Partial maxillary denture - resin base | $240 | $291 | $51 |
| X722 | Partial maxillary denture - resin base | $240 | $291 | $51 |
| X965 | Occlusal appliance | $160 | $209 | $49 |