- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
- When you spend a lot on PBS medicines
Medicines that count towards the threshold
Know which medicines will count towards the PBS Safety Net threshold.
- When you spend a lot on PBS medicines
- PBS Safety Net thresholds
How to reach the threshold sooner as a family
If you combine your family’s PBS amounts, you may reach the threshold sooner.
- When you spend a lot on PBS medicines
- PBS Safety Net Card application
How to get a replacement or supplementary card
How to get a replacement PBS Safety Net card or an extra card for a family member.
- Top payments
- Individual Healthcare Identifiers
Who we share your Individual Healthcare Identifier number with
Find out who we share your Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI) number with and how they use it.
- Top payments
- Medicare Entitlement Statement
How to get a Medicare Entitlement Statement
To get a Medicare Entitlement Statement (MES) you need to apply from 1 July each year.
Replace a lost or stolen Pensioner Concession Card or Health Care Card
If your Pensioner Concession Card or Health Care Card is lost, stolen or ruined, we can post you a new card if you need one.
- Australian Government rebate on Private Health Insurance
- Who can get it
Medicare levy surcharge if you don’t get private health insurance
If you don’t have private health insurance, you may have to pay a surcharge. This is only if your income is more than the Medicare levy surcharge threshold.
- Top payments
- 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.
- Health Care Card
- Who can get a card
What the benefits are of a Health Care Card
A Health Care Card entitles you to cheaper prescription medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
- Top payments
- External Breast Prostheses Reimbursement Program
How much you can get for the External Breast Prostheses Reimbursement Program
How much you get depends on the claim you make.