Most useful information for Medicare

Proving your identity online for Centrelink

How to prove who you are to Centrelink online.

1. Contact us
2. How to get more information from us

Explanations and formal reviews

Find out what you can do if you want more information or disagree with a decision we've made.

1. Top payments
2. Health Care Card

Who needs to apply for a Health Care Card

You don’t need to apply for a Health Care Card. If you're eligible, we’ll post your card to you.

1. Top payments
2. Health Care Card

How to manage your Health Care Card

Your options and obligations to hold a Health Care Card.

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.

1. Top payments
2. Australian Immunisation Register

How to update your personal details so your details are correct on the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR)

How to control who sees your record on the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) and getting letters about your record.

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

Change of circumstances when you hold a Low Income Health Care Card

You need to tell us if your circumstances change. This is to make sure you’re still eligible for a Low Income Health Care Card.

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

Keep track of your PBS medicines

Keep track of your PBS medicines so you know when you’ve reached the PBS Safety Net threshold.

1. Medicare Entitlement Statement
2. How to get one

After you apply for a Medicare Entitlement Statement

We’ll process your application. It may take up to 8 weeks to process your application if you apply between July and November.