12 days of EOFY offers: Get 6 weeks free with Australian Unity

Find out how you can save on your health insurance before the end of the financial year with a deal from Australian Unity.

The 12 Days of End of Financial Year Offers are here at Finder! Today, we're taking a look at health insurance. We've got a great offer from Australian Unity – as well as some tips on ways you can save on your health costs, too.

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4 ways to save on your health insurance costs

While getting all your ducks in a row for the end of the financial year, don't forget to take advantage of EOFY deals for health insurance.

1. Free periods

Until 30 June 2024, Australian Unity is offering 6 weeks of free cover* to new customers that sign up for hospital and extras cover, or extras-only cover.

Deals like this can help you make significant savings...and if you read on to the next point, you'll see how you can save even more as a Finder reader.

2. Sign up via Finder

Did you know that you can find a huge range of health insurance products to compare right here on Finder? And sometimes, as a Finder reader, there can be special incentives when you sign up.

At the moment, if you're a Finder reader who signs up with Australian Unity for hospital and extras cover, or an extras-only policy, you'll also receive a 5% discount on your policy.

This is in addition to the current offer for 6 weeks of free cover — so it's a way to make even more savings on your health insurance costs!

3. Signing up before you turn 30

Opting to get health insurance at a younger age can be a financially beneficial decision in the long run. This is because it can help you avoid Lifetime Health Cover Loading, also known as LHC Loading.

Essentially, if you don't take out health insurance by the year you turn 31, the Australian government charges you 2% LHC loading in addition to your premium, for every year you're aged over 30.

Lifetime Health Cover loading is payable for 10 years of continuous cover before you will no longer have to pay this loading. And the cost can go up quite substantially over that time! Especially in comparison to someone who took out health insurance at a younger age.

So taking out health insurance early can lead to big savings in the long run.

4. Avoiding the Medicare surcharge

Did you know that signing up for private health insurance can actually reduce your tax obligations?

If you don't have private health insurance and earn over $93K^** then you will have to pay the Medicare Levy Surcharge (MLS). Depending on how much you earn, this will be 1-1.5% of your income.

However, if you have private health insurance for hospital cover, you won't be required to pay this extra amount, or will receive a pro-rata reduction, depending on how long you've had it for in the last financial year.

So by signing up for a policy with a provider like Australian Unity before the end of the financial year, you can not only save on your policy costs but potentially save at tax time too!

Learn more about getting cover with Australian Unity

*New members on new memberships only. T&C's apply at australianunity.com.au/tcs
**Figure current for FY24. This figure will increase for FY25.