Most useful information for Medicare

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 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. Medicare card

Add someone to a Medicare card

You can update your card when your circumstances change.

1. What you need to do
2. When your claim reaches settlement or judgment

Complete a Medicare Compensation Recovery Section 23A statement

Complete a Section 23A statement after judgment or settlement if no notice of past benefits has been issued in the last 6 months, or if a previous notice has expired.

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

After your Medicare compensation claim reaches settlement or judgment

If you need to review or amend your claim please refer to the following.

1. Medicare
2. How to claim

How your Medicare card and account work

How to use your card, update your details, manage your Medicare online and record your organ donation decision.

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. Top payments
2. Medicare card

Remove someone from a Medicare card

You can update your card when your circumstances change.

1. How your Medicare card and account work
2. Acting arrangements for Medicare

Acting for someone with Medicare

You can act for someone to help them with their Medicare business.

1. Medicare
2. How to claim

Medicare and tax

Australians help to pay for Medicare from income tax. How much tax you pay depends on your income.