Get more from your membership with Connect Rewards Plus
Take out combined hospital and extras cover and enjoy the extra benefits of GMHBA's member loyalty program, Connect Rewards Plus.
Connect Rewards Plus rewards members on combined covers with Connect Rewards dollars. The amount of dollars you receive depends on your level of hospital cover and how long you've been a GMHBA member. So the longer you've been with us the more reward dollars you'll receive!
How it works
The table below shows the Connect Rewards Plus dollars earned based on membership tenure and level of hospital cover.
| |
Cover
reward |
Years of Membership |
| |
1-3 |
4&5 |
6&7 |
8&9 |
10+ |
| PREMIUM RANGE |
GOLD PLUS |
$80 |
$120 |
$140 |
$160 |
$180 |
| SILVER PLUS |
$40 |
$80 |
$100 |
$120 |
$140 |
| Everyday Range |
Gold |
$40 |
$80 |
$100 |
$120 |
$140 |
| Silver |
$20 |
$60 |
$80 |
$100 |
$120 |
| Bronze |
$0 |
$40 |
$60 |
$80 |
$100 |
Benefits listed in this table apply to Family, Couples and Single Parent memberships. Rewards for singles are half those listed in the table.
Connect Rewards Plus benefit entitlements remain available while combined hospital and extras cover is continuously maintained.
Benefit examples
A family on Gold Hospital and Gold Extras who have held continuous combined cover for 8 years will receive $120 Connect Rewards Plus dollars in that year.
A single on Silver Plus Hospital and Bronze Extras after their first year of cover will receive $20 Connect Rewards Plus dollars.
A couple on Bronze Hospital with Silver Extras in the 12th year will receive $100 Connect Rewards Plus dollars.
Use your rewards to reduce or eliminate out of pocket expenses
- Claim inpatient medical gap
- Double your optical limit
- Reduce your hospital excess
- Increase annual limits for
- pharmacy
- physiotherapy
- hearing aids
- chiropractic/osteopathic
- Increase major dental benefits including
- crowns
- bridgework
- dentures
- surgical extractions
- implants
- indirect restorations
- gold fillings
- orthodontic
- endodontic services
Note: Only available on services already included in your extras cover and only when annual limits have been reached.
You can also save money on services not covered
Claim up to 70% of the cost of the following when purchased from a GMHBA approved provider:
- Ambulance subscription (claim once per year). Publicly funded services and State Government Ambulance transport schemes are excluded. Only claimable if ambulance subscription is not already covered within your extras cover.
- Remedial massage (up to $17 per visit).
- Swimming lessons (refer to the GMHBA Member Guide for further details)
- Orthopaedic shoes - must be supplied by a registered podiatrist and be custom made.
- Joint supports.
- Melanoma surveillance photography.
- Nicotine replacement therapy patches.
- Quit smoking programs.
- Blood pressure monitor (limited to 1 monitor per membership every 3 years).
- Bowel Cancer Risk Identification Kit (up to 100% of the cost limited to one kit per person each 2 years)
- Antenatal class benefits up to $70 per year. (Classes must be provided by the hospital and not included in the hospital contract. Excludes Silver Plus Hospital, Silver Hospital, Silver Hospital Single Parents, Silver Young Singles Package and Bronze Young Singles Package.)
Services listed within the program must be provided by practitioners who are registered with recognised bodies approved by GMHBA. Contact us on 1300 4 GMHBA (46422) to confirm if a supplier is recognised. A doctor's letter of recommendation may be required to claim some items. Details can be found in the Connect Rewards Plus section of the GMHBA Member Guide.