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Medicare Australia
Telephone
13 2011
TTY 1800 552 152
TTY 1800 552 152
Fax
8274 9371
Email
Website
Postal Address
GPO Box 9822, Adelaide, SA 5001 Australia
- METROPOLITAN
- Adelaide - 30 Currie St, Adelaide 5000
- Elizabeth - Shop 55 Oxenham Mall, Elizabeth Shopping Centre,50 Elizabeth Way, Elizabeth 5112
- Marion - Shop 1036, Ground Floor, Westfield Shoppingtown, Diagonal Rd, Oaklands Park 5046
- Modbury - Shop 216, Tea Tree Plaza, 976 North East Rd, Modbury 5092
- Noarlunga - Shop 75, Colonnades Shopping Centre, Beach Rd, Noarlunga Centre 5168
- West Lakes - Shop 297 & 298, West Lakes Mall, West Lakes Blvd, West Lakes 5021
- COUNTRY
- Berri - Vaughan Court, 22 Vaughan Tce, Berri 5343
- Gawler - Centrelink Service Centre, 23 High St, Gawler 5118
- Mount Gambier - Shops 1&2, Savings & Loan Plaza, Compton St, Mount Gambier 5290
- Port Augusta - 93 Commercial Rd, Port Augusta 5700
- Port Lincoln - Suite 6, 80 Tasman Tce, Port Lincoln 5606
- Port Pirie - Shop 10 & 11, 82 Ellen St, Port Pirie 5540
- Whyalla - Shop 48, Westland Shopping Centre, Nicolson Ave, Whyalla Norrie 5608
Parent Body
Australian Government Department of Human Services
Hours
Mon - Fri 8.30am - 5pm Adelaide
Other metro offices: Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm
Mon - Fri 9am - 4.30pm Berri, Mount Gambier, Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla
Thurs 9am - 7pm Marion, Modbury, Noarlunga, West Lakes
Sat 9am - 12.30pm Gawler, Marion, Modbury, Noarlunga, West Lakes
Other metro offices: Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm
Mon - Fri 9am - 4.30pm Berri, Mount Gambier, Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Whyalla
Thurs 9am - 7pm Marion, Modbury, Noarlunga, West Lakes
Sat 9am - 12.30pm Gawler, Marion, Modbury, Noarlunga, West Lakes
Eligibility
People who live in Australia (excluding Norfolk Island) and hold Australian citizenship; have been issued with a permanent visa; hold New Zealand citizenship; or have applied for a permanent visa., The Australian Government has signed Reciprocal Health Care Agreements with some countries. Under these arrangements, residents of these countries are entitled to restricted access to health cover while visiting Australia
Access
For wheelchairs (in some offices)
Comment
Medicare is a universal health care system that provides eligible Australian residents with affordable health care., Medicare claims can be lodged at a range of locations throughout South Australia including pharmacies, rural transaction centres and retails outlets
Services
- Free treatment as a public (Medicare) patient in a public hospital
- Free or subsidised treatment by medical practitioners including general practitioners, specialists, participating optometrists or dentists (for specified services only)
- Teen Dental Plan to help with the cost of an annual dental preventative check
