The Australian Government Rebate on private health insurance 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).
As prescribed by the Private Health Insurance (Incentives) Rules 2012 (No. 2), the Rebate Adjustment Factor for 2020 is 1.
The private health insurance rebate tiers for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 can be found on the privatehealth.gov.au website, and are below.
Private Health Insurance Rebate effective from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021
Base Tier
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
Under 65
25.059%
16.706%
8.352%
0.000%
65–69
29.236%
20.883%
12.529%
0.000%
70+
33.413%
25.059%
16.706%
0.000%
Note: Circular PHI 7/20 (Private Health Insurance – Rebate Adjustment Factor Effective 1 April 2020) has been repealed and removed.