Medicare Compensation Recovery
You will need to repay any related Medicare benefits if your compensation claim settles for more than $5,000. This amount includes all costs.
Individual Healthcare Identifiers
A number that identifies you for health care purposes.
Medicare Entitlement Statement
Ask for a Medicare Entitlement Statement (MES) if you’re not eligible for Medicare and want to claim the Medicare levy exemption.
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Some prescription medicines can cost a lot of money. The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) can lower the cost.
Sickness Allowance
You can no longer claim Sickness Allowance. But you may be able to claim another income support payment.
Australian Organ Donor Register
The national register where you record your organ and tissue donation decision.
Medicare benefit tax statement
We no longer issue tax statements for Medicare benefits.
External Breast Prostheses Reimbursement Program
You can get a Medicare rebate to help with the cost of an external breast prosthesis, or swimming prosthesis, after breast cancer surgery.
Australian Government rebate on Private Health Insurance
A reduction for part of your private health insurance costs based on age and annual earnings.
Cleft and craniofacial conditions
Medicare benefits to help with treatment costs for cleft and craniofacial conditions.