▁tax ▁reb ate ▁was ▁introduced ▁for ▁hold ers ▁of ▁private ▁health ▁ins urance ▁to ▁encou rage ▁its ▁u pt ake . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁the ▁original ▁Med ib ank ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁entirely ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁leaving ▁behind ▁Med ib ank ▁Private . ▁ ▁Medic are ▁( 1 9 8 4 – current ) ▁On ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁original ▁Med ib ank ▁model ▁was ▁re inst ated ▁by ▁the ▁Haw ke ▁Labor ▁government , ▁but ▁renamed ▁Medic are ▁to ▁distinguish ▁it ▁from ▁Med ib ank ▁Private ▁which ▁continued ▁to ▁exist . ▁ ▁E asy c laim ▁and ▁success ors ▁E asy c laim ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁under ▁which ▁a ▁patient ▁would ▁pay ▁the ▁medical ▁pract ition er ▁the ▁consult ation ▁fee ▁and ▁the ▁reception ist ▁would ▁send ▁a ▁message ▁to ▁Medic are ▁to ▁release ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁reb ate ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁designated ▁bank ▁account . ▁The ▁reb ate ▁amount ▁would ▁take ▁into ▁account ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁con cess ion ▁status ▁and ▁th resh olds . ▁In ▁effect , ▁the ▁patient ▁only ▁pays ▁the ▁gap . ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁this ▁has ▁largely ▁been ▁replaced ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Australia ▁Bank ▁service ▁H IC AP S ▁( He alth ▁In sur ance ▁Cla im ▁At ▁Point ▁of ▁S ale ). ▁For ▁prov iders ▁not ▁using ▁H IC AP S , ▁patients ▁can ▁make ▁claims ▁on - the - spot ▁( where ▁Medic