PHI 17/24 Private health insurance rebate adjustment factor effective 1 April 2024

Announcement of the 2024 rebate adjustment factor (RAF) and private health insurance rebate amounts effective from 1 April 2024.

Date published:
PHI circular type:
PHI announcement
Audience:
Health sector

The Australian Government Rebate on private health insurance (PHI) is annually indexed on 1 April by a Rebate Adjustment Factor (RAF) representing the difference between the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the industry weighted average increase in premiums. The RAF calculation is set out in the Private Health Insurance (Incentives) Rules 2012 (No. 2).

The RAF for 2024 has been calculated as 1.000. This means there will be no changes to the Australian Government PHI Rebate on 1 April 2024. The PHI Rebate tiers for 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 are as follows:

Private Health Insurance – Rebate effective from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

 

Base Tier

Tier 1

Tier 2

Tier 3

Under 65

24.608%

16.405%

8.202%

0.000%

65 – 69

28.710%

20.507%

12.303%

0.000%

70+

32.812%

24.608%

16.405%

0.000%