About Medicare
What Medicare is, how it works, who’s eligible and who manages it.
What's covered
What Medicare does and doesn’t cover, and other support programs.
Safety nets
Safety nets provide extra support to people with high medical costs.
Compliance
How we protect our health payment system from incorrect billing
Health Products Portal
The Health Products Portal helps us work with the medicines and technology sector more efficiently. Industry can make, track, pay for, and manage submissions to list products and services on the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) or Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Schedule.
Latest news
Latest news
Medical receptionist sentenced to jail for more than $253k of Medicare fraud
A medical receptionist from south-eastern Queensland has been convicted after fraudulently claiming more than $253,000 in Medicare payments.
A message from Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Alison McMillan – December 2022
A newsletter from Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Alison McMillan with updates from the nursing and midwifery sector, some personal priorities and highlights, and an insight on what's happening across the Department of Health and Aged Care.
Latest resources
Latest resources
Preparing a written submission for the Practitioner Review Program – for practitioners
This fact sheet provides advice on preparing a submission.
MBS Review Advisory Committee communique – January 2023
An update from the MBS Review Advisory Committee after their meeting on 6 December 2022.
Outcomes of the hospital treatment certification and dual listed MBS items meeting – September 2022
This fact sheet provides our position on the hospital treatment certification.
CDBS – Guide to the Child Dental Benefits Schedule
This guide is for dentists and explains the arrangements and requirements for the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS).