Top payments for seeking medical help

1. Medicare
2. Top payments

Medicare Safety Nets

Medicare Safety Nets can help to lower your out of pocket medical costs for out of hospital services.

1. Seeking medical help
2. Top payments

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

Some prescription medicines can cost a lot of money. The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) can lower the cost.

1. Seeking medical help
2. Top payments

Australian Organ Donor Register

The national register where you record your organ and tissue donation decision.

1. Going overseas
2. Top payments

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.

1. Top payments
2. Crisis Payment

Crisis Payment for National Health Emergency

There are no current health emergencies that you can claim this payment for in Australia.

1. Self service
2. Medicare self service

Express Plus Medicare mobile app

The app retired on 1 November 2025. Use the myGov app to manage your Medicare information.

1. Seeking medical help
2. Top payments

External Breast Prostheses Reimbursement Program

You can get help with the cost of an external breast prosthesis, or swimming prosthesis, after cancer surgery.

1. Medicare
2. Top payments

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.

1. Seeking medical help
2. Top payments

Australian Government rebate on Private Health Insurance

A reduction for part of your private health insurance costs based on age and annual earnings.

1. Seeking medical help
2. Top payments

Cleft and craniofacial conditions

Medicare benefits to help with treatment costs for cleft and craniofacial conditions.