Most useful information for Medicare

1. Medicare
2. Most useful information

Medicare Compensation Recovery Notice of past benefits request form (MO026)

Use this form to get a copy of your Medicare history and care services statement, to find out what benefits and subsidies we will recover from your compensation.

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. 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. Moving to Australia
2. Most useful information

Request an Individual Healthcare Identifier or amend an Individual Healthcare Identifier record form (MS003)

Use this form to register for or amend your registration of an Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI).

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

PBS Safety Net Card application

How to apply for a PBS Safety Net card to get cheaper PBS medicines.

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

PBS Safety Net thresholds

Once you or your family spend a certain amount on PBS medicine you’ll reach the PBS Safety Net threshold.

New Zealand citizens claiming payments in Australia

If you’re a New Zealand citizen living in Australia you may be eligible to get Centrelink payments or concession cards.

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.