Most useful information for Medicare

1. Medicare
2. What's covered

About Medicare

Medicare is Australia’s universal health care system.

1. Medicare self service
2. Medicare online account

What you can do with your Medicare online account

You can claim, manage your details, view statements and get letters online.

1. Top payments
2. Child Dental Benefits Schedule

What’s covered by the Child Dental Benefits Schedule

Find out what child dental services we cover and how much we cover.

1. Top payments
2. Child Dental Benefits Schedule

How to use the Child Dental Benefits Schedule

Find out how to get dental services using the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS).

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. Medicare Entitlement Statement

What is a Medicare Entitlement Statement

A Medicare Entitlement Statement (MES) tells you the period during a financial year that you weren’t eligible for Medicare.

1. Health Care Card
2. Who can get a card

What other Health Care Cards are available

There are other cards that may suit you better.

Proving your identity online for Centrelink

How to prove who you are to Centrelink online.

Proving your identity over the phone with Centrelink

How to prove who you are over the phone.

1. Health Care Card
2. Who needs to apply

Renewing a Health Care Card

If you’re still eligible to get a health care card, we’ll issue you a new card before the current one ends. You don’t need to do anything.