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{{Infobox Govt Agency | agency_name = Medicare Australia | logo = Medicare-australia-brand.png | logo_width = 250 px | logo_caption = | seal = | seal_width = | seal_caption = | formed = 1 October [ | preceding1 = Health Insurance Commission | dissolved = | superseding = | jurisdiction = [Government of Australia | employees = | budget = $577.6 m [AUD (05/06) | chief1_name = Catherine Argall | chief1_position = [Chief Executive Officer | chief2_name = Joanna Davidson | chief2_position = Deputy [Chief Executive Officer | chief3_name = Philippa Godwin | chief3_position = Deputy [Chief Executive Officer | parent_agency = Department of Human Services | child1_agency = | website = http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/ www.medicareaustralia.gov.au | footnotes = --> This article describes the Australian Government agency known as Medicare Australia. For information about the Medicare program in Australia, see Medicare (Australia)

Medicare Australia is an agency of the Government of Australia that administers health-related programs including Medicare (Australia), the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), and others. It is a prescribed agency under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (Cth) and a statutory agency within the Department of Human Services (Australia), under the Public Service Act 1999 (Cth). Prior to 1 October 2005, Medicare Australia was known as the Health Insurance Commission (HIC).

The National Office of Medicare Australia is located in Canberra, and is responsible for policy and program development. Medicare Australia also has many branch offices across Australia, usually located in retail centres. These are responsible for processing payments and claims from members of the public.

Programs administered Medicare Australia administers various health-related programs in partnership with the Department of Health and Ageing (Australia). As of 2007, these programs included:

Medicare (Australia)
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
Australian Government 30% Private Health Insurance Rebate
Special Assistance Schemes
Aged Care
Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR)
Australian Organ Donor Register
General Practice Immunisation Incentives Scheme (GPII)
Practice Incentives Program
Rural Retention Program
Medical Rural Bonded Scheme
Medical Indemnity
Indigenous Health
Compensation Recovery Program
Herceptin
Hearing Services Program
DoctorConnect

External links

Medicare Australia
Transition from HIC to Medicare Australia