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Support to pay for your healthcare

Australia has a health program called Medicare.

It helps Australians to pay for health services like:

  • doctor’s appointments
  • medications.

You should have a Medicare card that you need to take to healthcare appointments.

A map of Australia with a Medicare card next to it

To learn more, you can visit the Medicare website.

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You might also be able to use a Health Care Card.

A Health Care Card lowers the cost of health services and medications.

A Health Care Card is for people who:

  • don’t earn much money
  • get financial support from the government.
A health care card

You can learn more and apply for a Health Care Card on the Centrelink website.

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