Inner Peace
Overseas students are ineligible for Medicare (exclusively for Australian residents, it’s a public health insurance).
Without medical insurance, overseas students may have difficulty paying for medical expenses. In most cases, the cost of hospitalization per day will exceed $ 1500.
OHSC is for overseas students. You are a foreign student, if you are:
• A student visa holder; or
• is a student visa applicant; and Is the holder of a bridge visa;
• Before obtaining the transitional visa, the student visa holder.
As long as the policy applies to an appropriate family plan (including dual family and multi-family policies in effect), the spouses of unmarried overseas students under the age of 18, de facto children or stepchildren can enjoy the protection of the policy. From January 1, 2012). If the person is no longer a family member for OSHC purposes, he or she will need to seek other health insurance options.