Here’s what you need to know about buying a private health cover

Medicare is Australia’s universal health insurance system, guaranteeing all Australians access to health services.

Over 50 per cent of all Australians have private health insurance. But experts say not everyone uses it to pay for the cost of their medical treatment. Source: Getty Images/Ariel Skelley

Yet more than half of all Australians have private health insurance. While many buy it to avoid long wait in government hospitals or to access services like dental care, others do it for tax benefits.

But is private health insurance worth it for you?

Kulasegaram Sanchayan reports in Tamil with a feature written by Sneha Krishnan

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