MyMedicare is a new voluntary patient registration model. It aims to formalise the relationship between patients, their general practice, general practitioner and primary care teams. Find out who is eligible and how you can register.

It is voluntary and free to register in MyMedicare.

When you register in MyMedicare, it will notify your general practice that you have chosen them as your regular care team.  Additional funding will be available from the government to help them provide the care you need.

MyMedicare patients will have access to:

• greater continuity of care with your registered practice, improving health outcomes

• longer Medicare Benefit Scheme (MBS) funded telehealth consultations with your GP

• triple bulk billing incentive for longer MBS telehealth consultations for children under 16, pensioners, and concession card holders

• more regular visits from your GP and better care planning for people living in a residential aged care home

You’re eligible to register in MyMedicare if you have:

• a Medicare Card or Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) Veteran Card

• face-to-face visits recorded with the same practice, including either:

  • one face-to-face visit for practices in remote locations (MMM 6 and 7)

  • two face-to-face visits for practices in other locations in the previous 24 months.

People who are facing hardship will be exempt from all eligibility requirements. This includes people experiencing domestic and family violence and homelessness.

Parents/guardians and children can be registered at the same practice if one of them is eligible and registered. A parent/guardian must register a child under 14 years and provide consent on their behalf. Young people aged 14 to 17 years can register and provide consent without a parent/guardian.