MyMedicare

MyMedicare is a voluntary patient registration model introduced by the Department of Health and Aged Care. It formalises the relationship between patients, their general practice, GP, and primary care teams. Evidence shows that seeing the same GP and healthcare team regularly leads to better health outcomes. 

MyMedicare practices can access:

• more information about regular patients, making it easier to tailor services to fit the patient’s needs
• the new longer telehealth items linked to MyMedicare, including:
  • longer MBS-funded telephone calls (Levels C and D) with their usual general practice
  • triple bulk billing incentive for longer MBS telehealth consultations (Levels C, D and E) for children under 16, pensioners, and concession card holders.

MyMedicare practices can access:

• the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive from 1 July 2024, which will support regular health assessments, care plans and regular GP visits for people in residential aged care homes
• Chronic Condition Management items linked to a patient’s registration in MyMedicare from 1 July 2025, to support continuity of care for people with chronic and complex conditions. Patients who are not registered in MyMedicare will still be able to receive Chronic Condition Management items from their usual GP
• Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBPIP) from 1 November 2025, which supports general practices to bulk bill all Medicare-eligible patients. Patients do not need to be registered for MyMedicare for the practice to participate in BBPIP. New practices registering in BBPIP will be exempt from MyMedicare accreditation requirements. Practices registering for MyMedicare under the BBPIP exemption are not eligible for other incentives. Should a practice wish to participate in other incentives they are required to meet the eligibility requirements of those incentives. 

Practices that provide services to patients who would benefit from the new MyMedicare-linked MBS longer telehealth services or provide care to people in residential aged care are encouraged to register those patients in MyMedicare as priority cohorts.

Benefits of MyMedicare 

For Patients: 

• Continuity of Care: Ensures consistent and coordinated care with a formal relationship with their GP. 
• Access to Services: Enhanced access to telehealth services for children under 16, pensioners, and concession card holders. 

For Practices: 

• Incentives: Access to incentives such as bulk billing for longer telehealth consultations for children under 16, pensioners, and concession card holder. 
• Improved Patient Management: Better tools and resources for managing patient care and improving health outcomes.

USEFUL LINKS AND RESOURCES:

GPACI

Chronic Conditions Management

Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBIP)