Claims and Cover
The benefits you receive from Medicare are based on a Schedule of fees set by the Australian Government. There are a number of ways to claim from Medicare, which option you use probably will depend on how your doctor organises their payment.
- How do I claim from Medicare?
- Bulk billing
- Medicare offices
- Your doctor’s practice
- Online through our Online Services (some claims only)
- By mail (GPO Box 9822 in your capital city)
- Telephone 132 011 (call charges apply)
- Medicare two-way forms
- Medicare Easyclaim
- Medicare two-way
- How will Medicare pay my benefit?
- Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
- Cash
- Cheque
- Claiming and collecting for someone else
- Can I collect a cash benefit for someone else?
- Do I need their Medicare card?
- What if I have paid for the service?
- What if the account has not been paid?
- Can I make a claim if I have Power of Attorney?
- Grandparents and Carers
- Can I make a claim for medical expenses incurred on behalf of the child I am caring for?
- Do I need to have the child registered on my Medicare card to make the claim?
- How can I claim from Medicare?
- Do I need to have the Medicare card that the child is registered on?
- Can I add the child to my Medicare card?
- Can I add the child to my Medicare Safety Net registration?
- Medicare Electronic claiming
- Is fast, easy and convenient.
- Ask your doctor if they can lodge your Medicare claim next time you visit
- Your benefit will generally be paid straight into your bank account the next working day, sometimes sooner
Last updated: 23 September, 2011