Most useful information for Medicare

1. Medicare
2. What's covered

Screening, tests and scans covered by Medicare

You may be able to access preventive cancer screening programs. We can also help with the cost of a range of tests and scans.

1. Medicare Compensation Recovery
2. What you need to do

When your Medicare compensation claim reaches settlement or judgment

When your compensation claim reaches settlement or judgment, you or your compensation payer have to repay any amount owing.

1. Top payments
2. Medicare card

Manage invites to your Medicare card online

Manage invites to your Medicare card or accept invites to be added to someone’s card when you’re 15 or older.

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. 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.

1. Top payments
2. Pensioner Concession Card

Who can get a Pensioner Concession Card

We'll automatically send you a Pensioner Concession Card if you get certain payments from us.

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.

Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment

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

1. Top payments
2. Australian Immunisation Register

What an immunisation history statement is

You can get 2 types of immunisation history statements.

1. Top payments
2. Low Income Health Care Card

How to claim a Low Income Health Care Card

Complete the following steps to claim a Low Income Health Care Card. Before you start, check if you can get it.