MyMedicare is a new voluntary patient registration model. It aims to formalise the relationship between patients, their general practice, general practitioner (GP) and primary care teams.
MyMedicare does not tie a patient to a particular healthcare provider. Patients can change their preferred GP within their registered practice at any time. However, a patient may be registered for MyMedicare with only one practice at a time.
Patients can easily register with a different practice if they meet the eligibility requirements, however, if a patient changes the practice they are registered with, the MyMedicare system will automatically cancel their registration with their previous practice.
MyMedicare does not hold clinical health information about the patient. Its purpose is to link the patient with their regular practice and support continuous care at that practice.
Benefits:
- Access to greater continuity of care with your registered practice, which has been demonstrated to improve health outcomes
- Access to longer Medicare Benefit Scheme (MBS) funded telehealth consultations with your GP
- Increased bulk billing incentives for MBS consultation items
- Access to Chronic Condition Management items
- Eligible for enduring Assignment of Benefit agreements
Further registration benefits for patients will continue to be added as part of our commitment to strengthening Medicare.
To Register with MyMedicare:
There are multiple ways you can register with your chosen practice in MyMedicare:
- Start the registration process in your Medicare Online Account or Express Plus Medicare Mobile app.
- Fill out a MyMedicare registration form in practice or electronically.
By signing the form, you are giving consent to be registered and participate in MyMedicare. Practice staff will then complete the registration in the MyMedicare system.
For more information visit MyMedicare | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care