Benefits
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
How to register
You can register for MyMedicare from 1 October 2023 and select your preferred GP at your:
accredited general practice
Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service
Aboriginal Medical Service
nurse practitioner-led practice with an eligible GP provider
other non-traditional practice (who meets the healthcare provider registration and eligibility criteria)
Your chosen practice must be registered in MyMedicare before you can start your own patient registration.
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. Check that your practice is registered in MyMedicare before you start. Practice staff will then accept the registration in the MyMedicare system.
Your practice may start the registration in MyMedicare or you can ask them to do this. This will trigger a registration in your Medicare Online Account or Express Plus Medicare Mobile app, which you can then complete.
Fill out a registration form and provide it to your practice. By signing the form, you are giving consent to participate in MyMedicare. Practice staff will then complete the registration in the MyMedicare system.
As part of your MyMedicare registration, you can choose to provide additional information about yourself. This will help your practice, primary care team and the government improve the delivery of your health care. We will share this information with your MyMedicare practice.
The information you provide will help your practice and the government to plan and improve your health care services. You will still be able to register if you do not provide this information.
The government does not like to make things easy. At Lister House we hope we can help with your troubles registering. Click on this link to download a form, and when completed, drop it into our office and we will do the rest!!
Please email Practice Manager - Peter Guy for any information on assisting you to register at: manager@listerhouse.com.au.
