About the Company
Medicare Australia is a statutory agency that operates under the
umbrella of the Department of Human Services, along with five other
agencies: Centrelink, CRS Australia, Child Support Agency, Health
Services Australia and Australian Hearing. Medicare Australia is an APS
agency and its employment provisions are governed by the Public Service Act 1999.
Our primary responsibility is to deliver Medicare, the Pharmaceutical
Benefits Scheme (and equivalent services to veterans), services to the
Family Assistance Office, the Australian Organ Donor Register, the
Australian Childhood Immunisation Register as well as other programs.
These services are delivered through the Medicare office network,
contact centres and associated infrastructure with a focus on increased
online delivery and support for broader eHealth initiatives nationally