ob management fee/ medicare

[Mrs Hendo]

Hi everyone

I am going to be 17.5 weeks on 31st Dec. Is it going to be possible to claim back from medicare the 20 week management fee from medicare before the safety net changes. My saftey net is already up to $700 so we will get a fair bit of it back if we pay it prior to dec 31. I have asked 4 different people at medicare and noone can give me a straight answer and they have all said something different. One even said it is still in front of the senate and they can't comment.

As this is our first baby we are not sure how this fee structure works and if there is some kind of proof you take with you to medicare to prove you are further along than 20 weeks.

Sorry if this is a stupid question but we are very confused and medicare don't seem to know