Why choose Basic Extras?
Access benefits for everyday services such as dental, optical, massage therapy and more. This cover stands alone or you can combine it with one of our hospital covers — the choice is yours!
100% back on glasses
Scale and clean
More flexibility
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Why trust us with your health
As a member-owned and not-for-profit health fund, we give more back to members and have been providing quality health cover for teachers and the education community for over 50 years.
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Extras limits reset annually on January 1. For more information on limits and waiting periods please see the product guide.
FAQs
A list of preferred providers can be found here. We allow you to use any registered optometrist, dentist, physiotherapist or podiatrist in Australia. For other health care services such as chiropractic, massage, etc, benefits are paid for treatment by registered practitioners in private practice and recognised natural therapists approved by TUH.
Find out moreNew memberships and upgrades of cover have waiting periods, including two months for all extras services (unless specified), six months for some services like Active Health Bonus and optical, twelve months for major dental and prostheses and two years for laser eye surgery. Waiting periods can differ between levels of cover.
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Modal - Comprehensive Extras - - Massage therapies
Massage Therapies refers to remedial massage, shiatsu, Alexander Technique and myotherapy.
Modal - Healthy Options Extras - - Traditional & complimentary therapies, Massage therapies, Osteopathy, Chiropractic, Mental wellness, Podiatry
Massage Therapies refers to remedial massage, shiatsu, Alexander Technique and myotherapy.
Traditional & complimentary therapies refers to acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, western herbal medicine and naturopathy.
Mental wellness refers to psychology, hypnotherapy and counselling benefits.
Modal - Family Extras - - Traditional & complimentary therapies, Massage therapies, Osteopathy
Massage Therapies refers to remedial massage, shiatsu, Alexander Technique and myotherapy.
Traditional & complimentary therapies refers to acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, western herbal medicine and naturopathy.
Modal - Basic Extras - - Physiotherapy, Massage therapies, Osteopathy, Chiropractic, Mental wellness, Pharmaceuticals
Get the most out of your cover with a $400 flexi-limit on grouped therapies so you can focus on what you need.
Massage Therapies refers to remedial massage, shiatsu, Alexander Technique and myotherapy.
Mental wellness refers to psychology, hypnotherapy and counselling benefits.
Modal - Mid Range Extras - - Traditional & complimentary therapies, Massage therapies, Osteopathy
Massage Therapies refers to remedial massage, shiatsu, Alexander Technique and myotherapy.
Traditional & complimentary therapies refers to acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, western herbal medicine and naturopathy.
Mental wellness refers to psychology, hypnotherapy and counselling benefits.

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