Most useful information for seeking medical help

1. Top payments
2. Disaster Health Care Assistance Scheme

What disaster health care assistance covers

Under the scheme, we can help you with reasonable out of pocket costs for health care you get in Australia.

1. Top payments
2. Disaster Health Care Assistance Scheme

How to claim disaster health care assistance

Complete the following steps to claim disaster health care assistance.

1. Top payments
2. Disaster Health Care Assistance Scheme

How we pay disaster health care assistance

We’ll deposit your payment straight into your bank account.

1. Top payments
2. Medicare benefit tax statement

Why you can’t get a Medicare benefit tax statement

The Net Medical Expenses Tax Offset is being phased out.

1. Top payments
2. Medicare benefit tax statement

How to claim medical expenses on a Medicare benefit tax statement

Up until 20 June 2019 you can claim your out of pocket expenses for some medical items through the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).

1. Top payments
2. Medicare Entitlement Statement

What is a Medicare Entitlement Statement

A Medicare Entitlement Statement (MES) tells you the period during a financial year that you weren’t eligible for Medicare.

1. Top payments
2. Medicare Entitlement Statement

Who can get a Medicare Entitlement Statement

You can get a Medicare Entitlement Statement (MES) if you weren’t eligible for Medicare for all or part of a financial year.

1. Managing your money
2. Manage your money

Dealing with debt

Steps to help you manage your debt and take control of your money.

1. Pensioner Concession Card
2. How to manage your card

Travel outside Australia rules for a Pensioner Concession Card

The travel rules of your main payment affect your Pensioner Concession Card when you travel outside Australia.

1. Medicare
2. What's covered

Other Medicare support

We have a range of programs to help with some specific health care needs.