- Top payments
- Australian Immunisation Register
What the Australian Immunisation Register is
The Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) is a national register that records vaccines given to all people in Australia.
- Top payments
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
How to get PBS medicines
Some prescription medicines cost a lot of money. To make these medicines more affordable, the PBS can lower the cost.
- 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.
- Top payments
- Pensioner Concession Card
Who needs to apply for a Pensioner Concession Card
You don’t need to apply for a Pensioner Concession Card. If you are eligible, we’ll post your card to you.
- 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.
- Top payments
- Australian Immunisation Register
What an immunisation history statement is
You can get 2 types of immunisation history statements.
- Top payments
- Health Care Card
Who needs to apply for a Health Care Card
You don’t need to apply for a Health Care Card. If you're eligible, we’ll post your card to you.
- 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.
- 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.