Most useful information for Medicare

1. Top payments
2. Medicare Entitlement Statement

Who can get a Medicare Entitlement Statement

You can get a Medicare Entitlement Statement (MES) if you weren’t eligible for Medicare for all or part of a financial year.

1. Reciprocal Health Care Agreements
2. When you visit Australia

Reciprocal Health Care Agreements - visiting from the United Kingdom

If you’re visiting Australia from the United Kingdom you may be eligible for medical care under Medicare while you’re here.

1. Seeking medical help
2. Most useful information

Application for a Medicare Entitlement Statement form (MS015)

Use this form if you're claiming an exemption from the Medicare levy and need a statement showing you’re not eligible for Medicare.

1. Top payments
2. Australian Immunisation Register

What an immunisation history statement is

You can get 2 types of immunisation history statements.

1. Natural disaster
2. Most useful information

Crisis and other help

We can help if you’re in severe financial hardship, recovering from a disaster, or need special assistance.

1. Low Income Health Care Card
2. How to manage your card

Renewing a Low Income Health Care Card

You need to renew your Low Income Health Care Card.

1. Seeking medical help
2. Most useful information

Medicare enrolment form (MS004)

Use this form to enrol in Medicare for the first time, re-enrol in Medicare or enrol your baby in Medicare.

Setting up online accounts for Centrelink

To do your business with us, create a myGov account and link it to Centrelink.

Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment

How to prove who you are in person at a service centre.

Severe financial hardship for Crisis Payment

For the purposes of Crisis Payment, you’re in severe financial hardship if you meet certain criteria.