Medicare cheques
are stopping—make sure you register your bank details
Registering your bank account details with
us is the easiest and quickest way to receive your benefit.
Do
you have a Medicare benefit to claim?
From 1 July 2016 cheques
will no longer be issued for Medicare benefits. To receive your benefit you
will need to register your bank account details with Medicare.
When registering your
bank account details, ensure your personal details are up to date.
You can register your
details:
·
by completing
a Bank account details collection form and returning it to a service
centre or by posting it to:
Department of Human Services
Medicare
GPO Box 9822
in your
capital city
·
by calling us
on 13 20 11* or if you are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment, you can
use the National Relay Service to
contact us.
Once you have
registered your bank account details with us, your Medicare benefit will be paid
directly into your bank account.
*
call charges apply
