Link Medicare

Find out more about Medicare on the Services Australia website.

You’ll need your Medicare card number to link Medicare to your myGov account.

Find out how to get a Medicare card and enrol in Medicare on the Services Australia website.

If you’re a permanent resident or have applied for a permanent resident visa, you can enrol in Medicare through myGov.

Before you link Medicare to your myGov account

You’ll need your Medicare card number and to answer some questions specific to you.

This information will help us link the right Medicare record.

How to link Medicare to your myGov account

Follow these steps to link Medicare to myGov:

1. Sign in to myGov.
2. Select View and link services.
3. Select Link on the Medicare tile.
4. If your details are already recorded in myGov, they need to match your Medicare record. Select Continue. If you’re linking the Australian Taxation Office, Centrelink or Medicare for the first time you’ll need to agree to myGov storing your personal details. Select I agree.
5. You can link Medicare using your Medicare card details or a linking code. Select the best option for you, then select Next.
6. Enter your Medicare card number and personal details or your linking code. Select Next.

If you need more help, go to linking Medicare with your Medicare card or linking Medicare using a linking code on the Services Australia website. 

What you can do when you link

When you link Medicare to your myGov account you can:

• make a claim
• get a Medicare card
• add or remove someone from your Medicare card
• update your personal details
• view your claim history and statements.