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Help paying for medicines and health care

Medicare and the PBS can help you pay for medicines and health care.

Help paying for medicines

The PBS and PBS Safety Net can help you pay for your medicines.

PBS and PBS Safety Net
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and PBS Safety Net can help you with the cost of medicines.

Help paying for health care

Medicare and private health insurance can help you pay for health care.

Medicare
Find out what Medicare is, what health care it can help you pay for and how to claim your benefit.
Help paying for your GP or specialist
Find out what Medicare covers when seeing your GP or specialist and how to make a claim.
Private health insurance
Find out about your choices for private health insurance and what private health insurance may cover.

Page last updated: 3 January 2024