Most useful information for Medicare

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.

Digital card

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

1. Who can get it
2. Residence rules

Newly arrived resident's waiting period

If you’ve recently arrived as a resident in Australia, you may have to wait to get payments or concession cards.

Immunisation medical contraindication or natural immunity

You may be able to have an immunisation medical contraindication or natural immunity recorded on the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) if there is a valid medical reason.

1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
2. Medicare online help guides

Medicare online account help - Add someone to your Medicare card

Instructions on how to add someone 15 or older to your Medicare card using your Medicare online account.

1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
2. Medicare online help guides

Medicare online account help - Confirm your Medicare Safety Net family

Instructions on how to confirm your Medicare Safety Net family using your Medicare online account.

1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
2. Medicare online help guides

Medicare online account help - Get your own Medicare card and number

Instructions on how to get your own Medicare card and number using your Medicare online account.

1. Top payments
2. Medicare card

Get a new Medicare card with other people

You can get a new Medicare card with other people when your circumstances change.

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

Before your Medicare compensation claim settles or reaches judgment

What you need to do before your compensation claim settles or reaches judgment.

1. Top payments
2. Medicare benefit tax statement

How to claim medical expenses on a Medicare benefit tax statement

Up until 20 June 2019 you can claim your out of pocket expenses for some medical items through the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).