Health Cover

Claim a rebate for your health treatment

The health services at Body Organics are provided by highly trained allied health professionals, so many of the treatments are claimable either with your private health fund or with Medicare.

Private health insurance benefits

Can I claim a rebate for my allied health treatment?
There are two types of private health Insurance – hospital cover and extras cover. Many of the health services provided at Body Organics are claimable under your private health fund’s extras cover. Extras policies provide benefits for ancillary health services such as physiotherapy, remedial massage, osteopathy, podiatry and other therapies.

The level of rebate you receive under your health insurance cover varies depending on which health fund you are with and on your level of cover. If you would like to find out the amount that will be covered for a particular service, just contact Body Organics and we can provide you with the service item number so you can enquire with your health fund.

For some services we can process your private health fund and Medicare claims immediately

Our physiotherapy, myotherapy, musculoskeletal and massage treatments can usually be claimed immediately after you’ve finished your appointment with the practitioner.

At each Body Organics studio we have a dedicated HICAPS / EFTPOS terminal so you can quickly and easily process your private health fund and Medicare claims. Simply swipe your health fund or Medicare card into the HICAPS terminal and just pay the gap amount with your credit or debit card (we accept MasterCard or Visa).

Can I claim a rebate for my pilates classes?

Private health insurance reforms effective 1st April 2019:

Our proud Pilates heritage began way back in 2002 as Pilates & Healing. Since then, the team has delivered thousands of Pilates classes to our satisfied clients. Specialised Pilates classes designed to suit your individual goals and needs always has and always will be at the core of our business.

The Department of Health has conducted a review of natural therapies in its campaign to help contain premium increases for private health insurance. As a result of these reforms, from 1st April 2019 all Pilates classes will no longer be eligible for rebates under physiotherapy extras cover with your private health insurer. Importantly, this applies no matter who teaches your pilates class, whether it be a qualified Pilates instructor, Physiotherapist or other health professional.

Body Organics will continue to provide quality Pilates sessions with our team of highly skilled Pilates instructors. If you have a particular injury or concern that needs to be considered in the development of (or throughout) your personalised Pilates program, seeing a physiotherapist is recommended.

For clients looking to manage chronic conditions or wanting treatment for specific pathologies from injury or other conditions we offer small Group Physiotherapy Exercise classes. These individualised exercise classes incorporate a range of studio equipment and are delivered by our Physiotherapists, with a maximum of 3 clients per practitioner. These classes may be claimed with your private health fund under your Physiotherapy extras cover.

Medicare benefits and other government programs

For many of the health services provided at Body Organics you or your family members may be eligible for assistance from Medicare or other government programs. Some examples are listed below – check with your doctor, health professional, Medicare or the relevant department for more details.

//     Chronic Disease Management (CDM): this Medicare allied health initiative allows chronically ill people who are being managed by their doctor under a CDM plan to access Medicare rebates for allied health services. These services may include treatment by a Physiotherapist, Dietitian, Podiatrist, Psychologist or other allied health practitioner.

//     Better Access: this initiative provides support through Medicare for mental health practitioners such as psychologists and appropriately trained occupational therapists. A medical referral and GP Mental Health Treatment Plan are usually required.

//     Helping Children with Autism: this package offers funding for early intervention services such as those provided by developmental paediatricians and paediatric allied health professionals (Physiotherapy, Speech Pathology, Psychology and Occupational Therapy).

//     Paediatric benefits: Medicare benefits are also available for a range of specified developmental paediatric services for children with certain conditions. For these services a medical referral is usually required.