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Owen Rascovich

πŸ‘€ Speaker
1108 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

Yeah.

Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

So my rule of thumb is that if I was to pay, you know, if I was planning to pay more than $2,000 a year on extras like dental or whatever, I would probably consider getting health insurance.

Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

That's just my line in the sand.

Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

It's not like definitive because obviously you could be someone that needs some sort of weird tooth procedure that costs you a lot of money.

Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

Yeah.

Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

This is how crazy it is, right?

Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

This is how crazy the health insurance system is.

Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

Health insurers have relationships with different hospitals and dentists.

Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

Hmm.

Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

So you don't know who those are.

Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

So you don't know like what the deal is.

Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

What are you getting?

Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

But one rule of thumb that I use, another one, is that the best health insurers for extras typically cover 50% of it, whatever it is.

Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

So it might be like if you pay $1,000 for dental, they'll cover 50% because they don't cover the whole thing.

Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

You're still out of pocket.

Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

Yeah.

Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

Okay, so all this, do I need health insurance?

Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

Well, maybe, right?

Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

That's this completely personal decision, but there isn't a tax incentive.

Australian Finance Podcast
Emergency! (insurance)

And this is where a very big misconception is.