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If a claimant has not received their Medicare rebate processed via Medicare Easyclaim,
they should contact the financial institution that issued the EFTPOS card used in the
transaction.
NOTE: * Call charges apply. 24 hour service.
** Call charges may apply from mobile phones or payphones only.
2. claim Types
2.1 Patient claims
There are three types of patient claim:
• Paid;
• Partially Paid; and
• Unpaid
Any Medicare benefit payable in respect of a patient claim is payable to the claimant, who
may or may not be the patient.
2.1.1 Paid Patient claim
A Paid Patient claim is in respect of an account of the medical practitioner that the
claimant has fully paid.
For this patient claim type, where Medicare Australia assesses that a Medicare rebate is
payable, the Medicare rebate will be paid to the claimant.
To process a Paid Patient claim, please refer to:
• Section 6.1 for General Practitioners
• Section 7.1 for Specialists, Allied Health and Dental providers
• Section 8.1 for Diagnostic Services
2.1.2 Partially Paid Patient claim
A Partially Paid Patient claim exists when a portion of an account of the medical
practitioner has been paid.
Where Medicare Australia assesses that a rebate is payable, Medicare Australia will issue a
statement and a Pay Doctor via Claimant (PDVC) cheque, which is mailed to the claimant’s
address that is recorded with Medicare Australia. Where no benefit is assessed as payable,
only a statement will be forwarded to the claimant’s address that is recorded with
Medicare Australia.
The claimant is then responsible for forwarding the cheque, with any outstanding amount,
to the medical practitioner.
To process a Partially Paid Patient claim, please refer to:
• Section 6.2 for General Practitioners
• Section 7.2 for Specialists, Allied Health and Dental providers
• Section 8.2 for Diagnostic Services
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