Individual Healthcare Identifiers
A number that identifies you for health care purposes.
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.
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Some prescription medicines can cost a lot of money. The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) can lower the cost.
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.
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.
Disaster Health Care Assistance Scheme
Help with out of pocket health costs you have from an act of terrorism or natural disaster the scheme covers.
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.
Cleft and craniofacial conditions
Medicare benefits to help with treatment costs for cleft and craniofacial conditions.