Most useful information for Medicare

How to prove your identity with Centrelink

You need to prove your identity before you claim a payment or service.

1. Top payments
2. Health Care Card

How to manage your Health Care Card

Your options and obligations to hold a Health Care Card.

Proving your identity over the phone with Centrelink

How to prove who you are over the phone.

1. Moving to Australia
2. Most useful information

Request an Individual Healthcare Identifier or amend an Individual Healthcare Identifier record form (MS003)

Use this form to register for or amend your registration of an Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI).

1. Top payments
2. Individual Healthcare Identifiers

How to get an Individual Healthcare Identifier

Find out how to get an Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI).

1. Separated parents
2. Most useful information

Objecting to a Child Support decision form (CS1893)

Use this form to object to a child support decision we made that you disagree with.

1. Top payments
2. Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

How to get PBS medicines

Some prescription medicines cost a lot of money. To make these medicines more affordable, the PBS can lower the cost.

1. Top payments
2. Disaster Health Care Assistance Scheme

Who can get disaster health care assistance

If you’re an Australian resident, you may be able to get help with reasonable health related out of pocket costs.

1. Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
2. When you spend a lot on PBS medicines

PBS Safety Net Card application

How to apply for a PBS Safety Net card to get cheaper PBS medicines.

1. Top payments
2. Australian Organ Donor Register

How to change your choices on the Australian Organ Donor Register

You can change the donation choices you’ve put in the register at any time.