PO Box 9822 in your Capital City AH WACHILD PROTECTION PO BOX 454 ‘ARMADALE WA 6902 Please find attached your Medicare cardi). fits a replacement cards), (the last cigit ofthe Medicare number is ctferent from your current number) please destroy your old cards) as soon as possible. While the expty date may not have been reached, the old card(s) have been cancelled and can no longer be used. + Please carry this card when claiming Medicare benefits, seeking medical or hospital treatment, eye examinations by an oplometist or when having a Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription filled. + The number beside the name ofeach person on your card is known as the Individual Reference Number. You wil need to use ‘his number on forms and when using our Online Accounts. Ifyou lose your card or itis stolen you can request a replacement card using Medicare Online Accounts or callus on 182 011*, You can also make changes to your personal deals, Go to humanservices.gov.au/medicareontine + your doctor has a record of your Medicare number, itis important to tell your doctor that a new Medicare card has been issued. * Call charges may apply Australian Goverament Departnent f Homa Servis Medicare Card Lifetime Health Cover ‘The following information is intended for newly arrived Australian residents and people approaching 31 years of age. Lifetime Health Cover (LHC) isa financial lading that can be payable in adition tothe base rte premium for private health insurance hospital cover. Itis designed to encourage people to take and ‘maintain private health insurance hospital cover earlier in lite. Hospital cover needs to be purchased by 1 July following a person's, 231 birthday to avoid paying a LHC loading, Newiy arived Australian residents, who are aged 31 or over, will nt have to pay a LHC Joading if hospital cover is purchased within 12 months of being enrolled in Medicare, you are a migrant within this 12 month period and want to request a Lifetime Health Cover letter to give to your private health insurer demonstrating your exemption from the loading, call us on, 182 017" or send a letter of request tothe Australian Government Department of Human Services. For more information Online humanservices.gov.au Email medicare@humanservices.gov.au Call 132011" Visit one of our service centres White Department of Human Services ‘Medicare GPO Box 9822 Inyour capital city igh your doctor's practice, if they offer electronic claiming, ‘They send the claim fo us trough a secure intemet connecton using your EFTPOS card, Your Medicare benefis paid int the bank account registered with us, usually on the next working day you cannot caim at your doctors practice you can submit your claim online, when and where it suits you, using Medicare Online Accounts through myGov or the Express Plus Medicare mobile app, go to humanservices.gov.aulmedicareonline