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Settlement Guide: How to enrol for Medicare

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Unclaimed Medicare benefits have been building up due to Australians without valid bank details Source: AAP

Medicare is the Australian publicly funded universal health care system. When eligible, you can access a range of medical services for free including care as a patient in a public hospital or lower cost prescriptions.


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Medicare is the Australian publicly funded universal health care system. When eligible, you can access a range of medical services for free including care as a patient in a public hospital or lower cost prescriptions.



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