Most useful information for seeking medical help

1. Enrolling in Medicare
2. If you’re a New Zealand citizen

Documents to enrol in Medicare if you’re a New Zealand citizen

You need to provide documents that prove your identity and residency.

1. Top payments
2. Reciprocal Health Care Agreements

When Reciprocal health care agreements apply and you visit Australia

Information for visitors to Australia on Reciprocal Health Care Agreements.

1. Top payments
2. Individual Healthcare Identifiers

How to get an Individual Healthcare Identifier

Find out how to get an Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI).

1. Reciprocal Health Care Agreements
2. When Australians go overseas

About reciprocal health care agreements

These are agreements with some countries where visitors can get publicly funded medically necessary care.

1. Top payments
2. Disaster Health Care Assistance Scheme

How we pay disaster health care assistance

We’ll deposit your payment straight into your bank account.

1. Centrepay
2. What Centrepay is

Paying bills using Centrepay

You can use the Centrepay bill paying service to pay any business registered to accept Centrepay as a payment method.

1. Reciprocal Health Care Agreements
2. When Australians go overseas

Reciprocal Health Care Agreements - medical care when you travel to another country

To be covered under a Reciprocal Health Care Agreement (RHCA) with Australia, you’ll need to meet the agreement conditions.

1. Seeking medical help
2. Most useful information

Compensation Application form (SS509)

Use this form to claim compensation for financial loss or personal injury suffered as a result of our negligence or defective administration.

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. Crisis Payment
2. Crisis Payment for other extreme circumstances

How to claim a Crisis Payment for Other Extreme Circumstances

Complete the following steps to claim Crisis Payment for Other Extreme Circumstances. Before you start, check if you can get it.