{"id":994904,"date":"2017-10-21T12:21:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T02:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soledu.net\/?p=994904"},"modified":"2018-12-21T03:14:48","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T17:14:48","slug":"oshc-an-interntional-student-guide-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soledu.net\/au\/noindex\/oshc-an-interntional-student-guide-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"OSHC – A guide for International Students"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) is an insurance to assist international students meet the costs of medical and hospital care that they may need while in Australia. OSHC will also pay limited benefits for pharmaceuticals and ambulance services. In Australia, the public health system Medicare covers most Australian residents for health care but for International Students, Australian Government requires each to settle an OSHC prior to your entry to Australia under student visa. Furthermore, <\/span>the Department of Immigration and Border Protection requires overseas students to maintain OSHC for the duration of time they are in Australia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t

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What does OSHC cover?<\/b><\/h4>\n

OSHC provides a safety net for international students. It includes cover for visits to the doctor, some hospital treatment, ambulance cover and limited pharmaceuticals (medicines).<\/span><\/p>\n

OSHC insurers can provide a range of different OSHC products. These may range from a basic product which covers only the compulsory minimum services to comprehensive products which cover, in addition to the compulsory minimum services, extra services as specified under the particular policy.<\/span><\/p>\n

At a minimum, each OSHC product must include cover for:<\/span><\/p>\n