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  1. Australian Government rebate on Private Health Insurance
  2. 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.

  1. Top payments
  2. Child Dental Benefits Schedule

What’s covered by the Child Dental Benefits Schedule

Find out what child dental services we cover and how much we cover.

  1. Seeking medical help
  2. Most useful information

Claim for External Breast Prostheses Reimbursement Program form (NH005)

Use this form to claim a reimbursement for new or replacement breast prostheses you purchased since 1 July 2008, as a result of breast cancer.

  1. When you spend a lot on PBS medicines
  2. 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.

  1. Health Care Card
  2. 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.

  1. Top payments
  2. Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

When you spend a lot on PBS medicines

If you spend a lot on PBS medicines, the PBS Safety Net can reduce your costs.

  1. Top payments
  2. 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.

  1. Pensioner Concession Card
  2. Who can get a card

Benefits of a Pensioner Concession Card

With a Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) you can get cheaper medicine, bulk billed doctor visits and help with hearing services.

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

myGov help - Link Medicare to myGov using a linking code

Instructions on how to link Medicare to your myGov account if you have a linking code.

  1. Medicare self service
  2. Medicare online account

How to set up your Medicare online account

To manage your information online, create a myGov account and link Medicare to it.

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