- Medicare
- How to claim
Bulk billing
You may be able to access health care at no cost. Learn what bulk billing is, and how to access it.
- Reciprocal Health Care Agreements
- When Australians go overseas
About reciprocal health care agreements
These are agreements with some countries where visitors can get publicly funded medically necessary care.
- Reciprocal Health Care Agreements
- When you visit Australia
Reciprocal Health Care Agreements - visiting from the Netherlands
If you’re visiting Australia from the Netherlands you may be eligible for medical care under Medicare while you’re here.
- Top payments
- Centrepay
What Centrepay is
Centrepay is a voluntary service which is free for Centrelink customers. You can use Centrepay to arrange regular deductions from your Centrelink payment.
- Growing up
- Most useful information
Time limits for claiming family payments
There are rules about when you can submit a claim. They are different depending on the type of payment. If you can’t claim within these timeframes, let us know.
- Social work services
- How to contact a social worker
Privacy using social work services
We respect your right to privacy.
- Health Care Card
- Who needs to apply
Renewing a Health Care Card
If you’re still eligible to get a health care card, we’ll issue you a new card before the current one ends. You don’t need to do anything.
- Medicare
- Most useful information
Medicare Two-way claim form (MS001)
Use this form together with a Medicare claim form to submit your in-hospital and ancillary claims with Medicare and your private health fund.
- How to claim
- How your Medicare card and account work
How you update your name, date of birth or gender for Medicare
If your details change, you need to let us know as soon as you can. This can include your name, address and bank details.
- Enrolling in Medicare
- If you’re an Australian permanent resident
Documents to enrol in Medicare if you’re a permanent resident
You need to provide documents that prove your identity and residency.