Significant benefits as a Medicover Health Fund member!
- A 20% tax credit is available for payments to Medicover Health Fund, which can significantly reduce the cost of healthcare services.
- A 20% tax credit is available for individual contributions, employer contributions and donations.
- A total of 150,000 HUF tax credit is available in a year, which can be obtained by making a contribution of 750,000 HUF.
- The tax credit can be claimed for all voluntary fund contributions together, up to the amount of the personal income tax advance.
- The tax credit is paid 100% to the individual account of the member without deduction, after the tax return has been filed, usually in the year following the year of payment, if it is applied to the individual account provided at Medicover Health Fund.
- A 10% Medicover discount on the list price of Medicover services is available on entry and at any time thereafter, provided that the amount due is available in your Medicover Health Fund account when the service fee is paid.
- The discount is provided by the Medicover Group (Medicover Egészségközpont Zrt, M-Dental Kft. és Medicover Diagnosztika Zrt. és a Medicover Optika Kft.) from the current list prices for health services for Medicover Health Fund members and their close relatives entitled to the service.
- The discount is valid until revoked and cannot be combined with any other discount.
- It is available on payment on the spot.
- In order to benefit from the 10% discount, we recommend that you make an advance payment to the Medicover Health Fund before using the service, and “fill” your health fund account with sufficient funds to cover the service fee at the time of payment. Our Calculator on our website will help you determine the amount you need to pay.
- The discount does not apply to: the Medicover Gift Card, otherwise discounted health care services, inpatient care (including surgery), medicines, medical devices and medical appliances that are implanted in the human body or otherwise used in the course of health care and not included in the fee.
- The pharmacy discount is available if you pay with your Medicover Health Card, so we recommend that you pay into your Medicover Health Card in advance, and “fill” your health card account with enough funds to cover your purchase.
- If a product cannot be charged to the Health Fund, you will need to show your Health Card to claim the discount.
- Only customers with a Medicover Health Fund Card (Member or Cardholder) can benefit from the discount. You can order a partner card using the form on the website.
- The discount is valid until withdrawn.
- The discount does not apply to special offers or to medicines subsidised by the social security system (Social Security).
Free annual one-off dental check-up at Medicover Dental Clinics for Members and their family members
- The free dental check-up is available to Medicover Health Plan members and their close relatives entitled to the service.
- Eligibility can be verified by showing your Medicover Health Card or (in the case of an eligible person) by contacting the Health Fund call centre.
- A person can use the service once a year.
- The free vision screening is available to Medicover Health Plan members and their close relatives entitled to the service.
- Eligibility can be verified by showing your Medicover Health Card or (in the case of an eligible beneficiary) by contacting the Health Fund Call Centre.
Further ways to save:
- If you have a health fund balance that you do not plan to use in the near future, you should take advantage of the legal option to set aside for 2 years.
- You can claim back 10% of the amount you have deposited for 2 years, in addition to the 20% tax refund on the contribution, but within the maximum refundable amount of 150,000 HUF.
- The benefit can be claimed in the annual tax return filed in the year of the commitment.
- You can initiate your set-off by completing the Biennial Member Deposit Form and sending it to the Fund (signed, original, by post, Medicover reception or by e-mail to your client account, certified by AVDH).
- Information about the deposit and withdrawal is provided on the form.
- A 10% preventive tax reduction is available on the price of health screening tests taken on a doctor’s recommendation under the title of “preventive service”, in accordance with the relevant legislation (Act XCVI of 2006, § 51/E).
- Screening tests are considered to be preventive services if the Member has a specific medical recommendation to undergo a screening test or if the doctor explicitly states in the referral for the screening test that the test is necessary or justified (due to age, condition, etc.).
- The preventive discount is in addition to the 20% tax refund on the amount paid, but is subject to a maximum refund of 150,000 HUF.
- The discount can be claimed in the annual tax return submitted in the year of claim.