Most useful information for Medicare

1. Individual Healthcare Identifiers
2. How to get certified copies

Acceptable referees for an Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI) request

Find out which referees in Australia can certify copies of your identity documents when you request an Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI).

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.

Payments while outside Australia

To get your payment or concession card while outside Australia, you must continue to meet the qualification rules at all times.

1. Top payments
2. Medicare Compensation Recovery

What you need to do for Medicare compensation recovery

You may need to complete certain actions before or after your claim reaches judgment or settlement.

1. Medicare
2. Most useful information

PBS/RPBS Safety Net prescription record form and application for a Safety Net card form (PB240)

Use this form to help you keep a record of how much you have spent on PBS/RPBS medicines and to apply for a PBS Safety Net card.

1. How to claim
2. Private health insurance and Medicare

Medicare Two-way

Makes submitting health claims easier, if you have private health insurance.

1. Medicare
2. How to claim

Private health insurance and Medicare

Private health insurance may help to cover some health care costs that we don’t.

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

Medicare online account help - Manage more than one Medicare card number

Instructions on how to manage more than one Medicare card number using your online account.

1. How to enrol
2. Enrolling in Medicare

Enrolling in Medicare if you’re a New Zealand citizen

To enrol in Medicare you need to prove you live in Australia.

1. Prove your identity
2. Proving your identity online

How to prove your identity to Centrelink through myGov

How to prove who you are to Centrelink through myGov using the Centrelink identity verification linking option.