Most useful information for Medicare

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. How to enrol
2. Enrolling in Medicare

Enrolling in Medicare if you’re an Australian permanent resident

To enrol as an Australian resident you need to have a permanent resident visa or have applied for one.

1. Medicare
2. Most useful information

PBS Safety Net replacement or supplementary card application form (PB018)

Use this form to request a replacement or supplementary Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Safety Net card.

1. Health and disability
2. Medicare

How to enrol in Medicare

How to enrol and get started in Medicare.

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. Health and disability
2. Medicare

What's covered by Medicare

Help with the costs of seeing a doctor, getting medicines and accessing mental health care.

1. How to claim
2. How your Medicare card and account work

Acting arrangements for Medicare

You can act for someone or ask someone to act for you with Medicare.

1. Medicare Safety Nets
2. How they work

Concessional families for Medicare Safety Net

If you’re registered as a Medicare Safety Net family, you may be eligible as a Concessional Safety Net family.

Setting up online accounts for Centrelink

To do your business with us, create a myGov account and link it to Centrelink.

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.