Most useful information for Medicare

1. Medicare Safety Nets
2. How they work

Concessional families for Medicare Safety Net

If you’re registered as a Medicare Safety Net family, you may be eligible as a Concessional Safety Net family.

1. Medicare
2. What's covered

Mental health care and Medicare

We can help you with the cost of some mental health treatments.

1. Reciprocal Health Care Agreements
2. When you visit Australia

Reciprocal Health Care Agreements - visiting from Ireland

If you’re visiting Australia from Ireland, you may be eligible for medical care under Medicare while you’re here.

1. Retirement years
2. Most useful information

International bank account form (AUS178)

Use this form to tell us your bank account details if you can get your Centrelink payment outside Australia.

1. When Australians go overseas
2. About reciprocal health care agreements

Reciprocal Health Care Agreement - visiting the Netherlands

The Reciprocal Health Care Agreement (RHCA) we have with the Netherlands may cover some of your medical costs in the Netherlands public health system.

1. Growing up
2. Most useful information

Australian Organ Donor Register form (NH007DF)

Use this form to register, change, or remove your donation decision on the Australian Organ Donor Register.

1. Top payments
2. Medicare Entitlement Statement

How to get a Medicare Entitlement Statement

To get a Medicare Entitlement Statement (MES) you need to apply from 1 July each year.

1. Medicare Entitlement Statement
2. How to get one

After you apply for a Medicare Entitlement Statement

We’ll process your application. It may take up to 8 weeks to process your application if you apply between July and November.

1. Top payments
2. Low Income Health Care Card

How to manage your Low Income Health Care Card

You can renew or report a stolen card, or tell us if things have changed.

1. Medicare
2. How to claim

Medicare claims

Find out the different ways you can make a Medicare claim after you’ve paid your doctor.