Most useful information for Medicare

Severe financial hardship for Crisis Payment

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

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

Income test for the Low Income Health Care Card

To get a Low Income Health Care Card your income must be under the limit.

1. Pensioner Concession Card
2. Who needs to apply

Renewing a Pensioner Concession Card

How to renew your Pensioner Concession Card.

1. When Australians go overseas
2. About reciprocal health care agreements

Reciprocal Health Care Agreement - visiting Belgium

The Reciprocal Health Care Agreement (RHCA) we have with Belgium may cover some of your medical costs in the Belgian public health system.

1. Top payments
2. Australian Immunisation Register

What an immunisation history statement is

You can get 2 types of immunisation history statements.

Digital card

Have your concession or health care card with you everywhere you take your smart mobile device.

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

Medicines that count towards the threshold

Know which medicines will count towards the PBS Safety Net threshold.

1. Top payments
2. Low Income Health Care Card

Who can get a Low Income Health Care Card

To get a Low Income Health Care Card your income needs to be below the income test limit.

1. Recently unemployed
2. Most useful information

Employment Separation Certificate form (SU001)

You can ask your previous employer to use this form to certify important employment information about you.

1. Top payments
2. Pensioner Concession Card

Who needs to apply for a Pensioner Concession Card

You don’t need to apply for a Pensioner Concession Card. If you are eligible, we’ll post your card to you.