Medicare Safety Nets
Medicare Safety Nets can help to lower your out of pocket medical costs for out of hospital services.
Express Plus Medicare mobile app
Use our app to manage your Medicare at any time.
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Some prescription medicines can cost a lot of money. The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) can lower the cost.
Reciprocal Health Care Agreements
Agreements with 11 countries that covers the cost of medically necessary care when Australians visit certain countries and visitors from these countries visit Australia.
Crisis Payment for National Health Emergency
There are no current health emergencies that you can claim this payment for in Australia.
Australian Organ Donor Register
The national register where you record your organ and tissue donation decision.
Sickness Allowance
You can no longer claim Sickness Allowance. But you may be able to claim another income support payment.
Medicare Compensation Recovery
You will need to repay any related Medicare benefits if your compensation claim settles for more than $5,000. This amount includes all costs.
Economic Support Payment
These were extra payments paid as part of the coronavirus (COVID-19) stimulus. We’ve already paid most eligible people.
Cleft and craniofacial conditions
Medicare benefits to help with treatment costs for cleft and craniofacial conditions.