{"id":3536,"date":"2022-10-13T02:00:07","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T02:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skmg.com.au\/?p=3536"},"modified":"2025-09-08T06:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T06:05:04","slug":"mymedicare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skmg.com.au\/en\/2022\/10\/13\/mymedicare\/","title":{"rendered":"MyMedicare"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3536\" class=\"elementor elementor-3536\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4922096 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4922096\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf18e1c\" data-id=\"cf18e1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab5cb06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab5cb06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is MyMedicare<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9677f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9677f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MyMedicare is a voluntary patient registration program that aims to formalise the relationship between patients and their healthcare providers.<\/p><p>Healthcare providers include your:<\/p><ul><li>General practice<\/li><li>General practitioner \/ regular doctor<\/li><li>Primary care teams<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b59225a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b59225a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotdoc.com.au\/forms\/st-kilda-medical-group-mymedicare-registration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register now via HotDoc<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f168062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f168062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.servicesaustralia.gov.au\/register-for-mymedicare\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register now via MyGov<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fbf06e\" data-id=\"7fbf06e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c585e49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c585e49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/skmg.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MyMedicare-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3545\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skmg.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MyMedicare-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/skmg.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MyMedicare-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skmg.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MyMedicare-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3037489 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3037489\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d759c1f\" data-id=\"d759c1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9714af3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9714af3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By registering as a patient of <strong>St Kilda Medical Group<\/strong> and selecting your preferred GP, additional funding will be available from the government to assist your primary care team in delivering the care you need.<\/p><h4><strong>Registering with MyMedicare is voluntary and free.<\/strong><\/h4><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2>We ask that you delegate\u00a0<strong>St Kilda Medical Group<\/strong>\u00a0as your usual GP clinic when registering with MyMedicare<\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c17b090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c17b090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/skmg.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MyMedicare-16x9-1-1024x576-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3561\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skmg.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MyMedicare-16x9-1-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skmg.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MyMedicare-16x9-1-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skmg.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MyMedicare-16x9-1-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00ee876 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00ee876\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a51d474 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a51d474\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73c5dc02\" data-id=\"73c5dc02\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-726eaa7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"726eaa7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h2>Benefits &#8211; MyMedicare is a quick and simple process that offers benefits such as<\/h2><ul><li>Greater continuity of care with your doctor<\/li><li>Longer Medicare Benefit Scheme (MBS) funded telehealth consultations with your GP<\/li><li>Improved health outcomes through formalised relationships<\/li><\/ul><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2>Eligibility<\/h2><p>You\u2019re eligible to register in MyMedicare if you have:<\/p><ul><li>a Medicare card or Department of Veterans\u2019 Affairs (DVA) Veteran Card<\/li><li>Patients who have had two face-to-face consultations with GPs at the clinic in the past 24 months are eligible to register for MyMedicare\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2>How to Register<\/h2><ul><li>Click the links above through the HotDoc registration form or visit the MyGov website for more information and access to online forms.<\/li><li>We ask that you delegate <strong>St Kilda Medical Group<\/strong> as your usual GP clinic when registering with MyMedicare<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2311ca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2311ca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>In person at our clinic<\/h3><p>Alternatively, visit <strong>St Kilda Medical Group<\/strong> and complete a registration form at the reception. By signing the form, you grant consent to our staff to register you in MyMedicare. Our team will then finalise the registration within the MyMedicare system on your behalf.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed9898 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eed9898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MyMedicare FAQs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a39c62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a39c62\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65c0f67\" data-id=\"65c0f67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-547f1b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"547f1b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8861\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8861\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I register someone else in MyMedicare?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8861\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8861\"><p>If someone you know is incapable of providing consent to register in MyMedicare, a responsible person can provide consent and register on their behalf.<\/p><p>This can be the parent or guardian of a minor, a person who holds power of attorney or a guardianship order, or the next of kin.<\/p><p>If you believe someone in your care will benefit from registering in MyMedicare, talk to their GP or, for people in residential aged care homes, their residential aged care provider.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8862\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8862\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How much does MyMedicare cost?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8862\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8862\"><p>It\u2019s free. You don\u2019t have to pay to register or to maintain your registration.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8863\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8863\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">When can I register in MyMedicare?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8863\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8863\"><p>Registration began on 1 October 2023.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>St Kilda Medical Group<\/strong> is fully registered with MyMedicare.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8864\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8864\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is my medical and personal information safe in MyMedicare?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8864\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8864\"><p>All personal information is kept secure and your privacy maintained.<\/p><p>MyMedicare does not store any of your clinical health information.<\/p><p>See the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-10\/mymedicare-privacy-notice_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MyMedicare Privacy Notice<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is MyMedicare MyMedicare is a voluntary patient registration program that aims to formalise the relationship between patients and their healthcare providers. 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