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Funding & Insurance

Medicare Rebates

Mackay Hearing clinicians are accredited to provide hearing services under Medicare. Rebates are only available on receiving a medical referral from your General Practitioner (GP) or Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Specialist.

Please be aware that GP referrals are valid for 12 months and ENT referrals are valid for 3 months, from the date of referral.

Private Health Rebates

You may be able to claim hearing aid benefits through your private health insurer depending on your level of cover. Most private health funds have some rebate for hearing aids through their Extras or Ancillary cover. Please check with your health fund to learn what benefits are available to you.

Mackay Hearing can provide health fund rebates on the spot for appointment costs with HICAPS. We can also provide you with a receipt that will be compliant for claiming hearing aid costs with your health fund.

Pensioners and Veterans

If you are eligible for the Hearing Services Program, you are eligible for subsidized hearing services. Read more about this here

Hearing Aid Insurance

Mackay Hearing has partnered with HearSure, Australia’s first dedicated hearing aid insurance. This has resulted in our clients obtaining faster, smarter and more convenient hearing aid insurance.

To avoid confusion, uncertainty and delays, we offer the option for clients to sign up to simple, all-in-one cover with full protection from loss, theft and damage with fast claims processing and no excess, directly through Mackay Hearing. This cover provides worldwide travel cover for total peace of mind. If the unfortunate

If you’d like to start your hearing aid insurance policy with HearSure or need to claim on your existing policy with HearSure, please contact Mackay Hearing.