What's covered

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

Medicare is Australia’s universal health care system.

How you can get affordable health care and access our services.

We can help you with the costs of your medicines.

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

You may be able to access preventive cancer screening programs. We can also help with the cost of a range of tests and scans.

We have a range of programs to help with some specific health care needs.

Support for families, children, Indigenous Australians, and people living in remote areas.

Page last updated: 10 December 2021.

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