Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS)

The Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) is a listing of Medicare services subsidised by the Australian government, and is part of the wider Medicare Benefits Scheme. See MBS Online for the latest information and updates.

The Department of Human Services provides information for health professionals about doing business with Medicare for your practice, as well as individual health professionals. You can also contact Medicare on 132 150.

Follow the links below for more details on specific services or programs:

• After Hours Other Medical Practitioners (AHOMPs)
• Chronic Disease Management (CDM)
• Patient information on chronic disease and CDM items
• Department of Veterans' Affairs Coordinated Veterans' Care (CVC) program
• Medicare Health Assessments Resource Kit
• Health assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• GP Mental Health Treatment Medicare Items 
• Better access to mental health care: fact sheet for patients
• Government-subsidised dental services
• Patient information on how to find health providers on the National Health Services Directory
• HealthPathways provides localised information about management and referral options
• Practice Incentives Program (PIP)

Information for the community on Medicare and other Department of Human Services programs can be found here.