- 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.
- When Australians go overseas
- About reciprocal health care agreements
Reciprocal Health Care Agreement - visiting the United Kingdom
The Reciprocal Health Care Agreement (RHCA) we have with the United Kingdom (UK) may cover some of your medical costs in the UK 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.
- Medicare
- How to claim
Getting Medicare benefits
We need your bank account details to pay your Medicare benefit to you. We can’t pay you without these details.
- Prove your identity
- Proving your identity online
How to prove your identity to Centrelink through myGov
How to prove who you are to Centrelink through myGov using the Centrelink identity verification linking option.
- Social work services
- How we help
Social work services if you’re experiencing violence
If you’re experiencing family and domestic violence, we can help you access certain services.
- Medicare Safety Nets
- What are the thresholds
Verified and unverified payments
Verified payments count towards your thresholds, while unverified payments don’t.
- Medicare Safety Nets
- How they work
Extended Medicare Safety Net
If you’re enrolled in Medicare you’re eligible for the Extended Medicare Safety Net (EMSN).
- Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
- 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.
- Seeking medical help
- Most useful information
Authorisation to act on an incapacitated person's behalf for Medicare purposes form (MO050)
Use this form if you want to act on behalf of someone who is incapable of managing their own affairs for Medicare services.