Health care cards are the holy grail of retirement income. We’ve decided to bring together all the different types of health care cards, the rules of entitlement and the various benefits in one article so you can quickly come up to speed on ways you can access all relevant discounts.
James Coyle
James has over 35 years experience in financial services with particular expertise in two of the key components of retirement finance - Superannuation and the Age Pension. He is passionate about providing the guidance and support that can help older Australians enjoy their best possible retirement.
He lives in regional Victoria surrounded by dogs and chooks.

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