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What are Medicare Benefits?

Reviewed and updated 3 April 2024

A Medicare Benefit is the amount the Australian Government pays when you make a claim for a medical service.

This is usually 85-100% of the schedule fee, which is the amount the Government sets for each medical service under the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS).

Previously, a Medicare Benefit was called a Medicare Rebate.

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