Most useful information for Medicare

1. Top payments
2. Indigenous Access Program

How to access better health services through the Indigenous Access Program

You can access better health services if you have a Medicare card and complete health checks.

1. Top payments
2. Individual Healthcare Identifiers

How to get certified copies of documents

When you submit a form, you need to provide certified copies of your identity documents.

1. Top payments
2. Medicare card

Get a new Medicare card with other people

You can get a new Medicare card with other people when your circumstances change.

1. Top payments
2. Australian Immunisation Register

International COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate

If you’re travelling overseas, you don’t need an International COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate.

1. Medicare self service
2. Medicare online account

Medicare online account terms and conditions

These terms and conditions apply to all access and use of Medicare online account including the submit a complaint or provide feedback service.

1. What's covered
2. Mental health care and Medicare

Mental health care online and by phone

Accessing mental health supports online or by phone.

1. Health and disability
2. Medicare

What's covered by Medicare

Help with the costs of seeing a doctor, getting medicines and accessing mental health care.

1. Medicare
2. How to enrol

Enrolling your baby in Medicare

You can enrol your baby when you claim some family payments or by using a form.

1. How to enrol
2. Enrolling in Medicare

Enrolling in Medicare if you’re an Australian permanent resident

To enrol as an Australian resident you need to have a permanent resident visa or have applied for one.

Newly arrived resident's waiting period

If you’ve recently arrived as a resident in Australia, you may have to wait to get payments or concession cards.