Improving and Integrating Urban Indigenous Health Services

MyMedicare

Have you signed up for MyMedicare yet? Don't wait!

MyMedicare lets you select your preferred local clinic and GP. It records and strengthens the relationship between you, your local clinic, your GP and primary care teams. If you’re a regular patient at an IUIH network clinic, you can select your local clinic! 

It’s voluntary and free to register for MyMedicare.

When you register for MyMedicare, it will notify your local GP clinic that you have chosen us as your regular care team.

You will have access to:

  • improved continuity of care with your registered practice
  • longer Medicare Benefit Scheme (MBS) telehealth consultations with your GP
  • increased access to longer MBS telehealth consultations for kids under 16, pensioners and concession card holders.

Further registration benefits will continue to be added in time.

You’re eligible to register for MyMedicare if you have:

  • a Medicare card or Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Veteran card
  • two face-to-face visits with your local clinic in the previous 24 months.

If you’re facing hardship, you will be exempt from all eligibility requirements, including if you are experiencing family and domestic violence and homelessness. Sing out to your local clinic in person or by phone and we can take you through registering for MyMedicare. Your story will be respected.

If you live in a residential aged care home, you don’t need to physically attend a clinic to complete your registration. Sing out to your care team and they can connect you to your clinic to register for MyMedicare.

If you’re a parent or guardian, your child can be registered at the same clinic as you. A parent or guardian must register a child under 14 and provide consent on their behalf. This registration will have to be completed at the clinic. Young people aged 14-17 years can register and provide consent without a parent or guardian.

You can register now and select your preferred GP at your local clinic.

There are two ways you can register your local clinic in MyMedicare – either using your Medicare Online Account in your MyGov account, or the Express Plus Medicare Mobile app. You then follow the steps:

  1. Select Register for MyMedicare, then Start.
  2. Under search for your practice, select Your practice, then Next. If you’re having trouble, read the helpful hints.
  3. Select Your preferred GP, then Next.
  4. Complete the voluntary About you information, then select Next to move to the next question or to skip a question.
  5. Select Submit registration, then follow the prompts to complete your registration.

You can ask your local clinic to start the registration process.

You can also fill out a paper form and give it to your local clinic. Ask your clinic to print it out for you to fill in.

Yes, you can! You can change your preferred GP within your registered local clinic at any time. You can also register with a different clinic if you meet the eligibility requirements and the new clinic is also registered. You can only be registered with one clinic at a time.

You can also withdraw completely from MyMedicare, either online or by contacting your clinic.

When you register in MyMedicare, your personal information will be kept secure and confidential.

Find out more at health.gov.au/mymedicare