- 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.
- When Australians go overseas
- About reciprocal health care agreements
Reciprocal Health Care Agreement - visiting New Zealand
The Reciprocal Health Care Agreement (RHCA) we have with New Zealand may cover some of your medical costs in the New Zealand public health system.
- 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.
- 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.
- When Australians go overseas
- About reciprocal health care agreements
Reciprocal Health Care Agreement - visiting Finland
The Reciprocal Health Care Agreement (RHCA) we have with Finland may cover some of your medical costs in the Finnish public health system.
- Social work services
- How to contact a social worker
Privacy using social work services
We respect your right to privacy.
- 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.
- Medicare
- How to claim
How your Medicare card and account work
How to use your card, update your details, manage your Medicare online and record your organ donation decision.
- 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.