Your Health

Medical services

Medical Services for Australians over 50 are provided by a number of organisations. They include The Australian Government, State Governments, Community Groups, associations and council organisations. Below is a comprehensive list of these services, from Health Care Cards to Emergency hotline services. A wide range of these services are provided through Centrelink.

Care plans and case conferences can be of great help to older Australians with a chronic illness and complex care needs.

A range of concession cards are available to eligible people, covering pharmaceuticals, GP visits and other services.

A health assessment is an assessment of your health and well-being.

Home Medicines Reviews can assist older Australians manage their medicines better.

Medicare is Australia's universal health insurance scheme and makes health care affordable for all Australians.

The Pharmaceutical Allowance (PhA) helps eligible people with the cost of purchasing pharmaceuticals.

The Sharing Health Care Initiative focuses on people over 50 years who have a specific chronic or complex medical conditions.

Phone numbers for country-wide emergency services.

There are many different private health insurance companies, which can be confusing. The Government has a new website, PrivateHealth.gov.au that makes finding the right private health cover easy.