Express Plus Medicare

This app is sold by the Australian Government Department of Human Services, and is available for free on both iOS and Android. In order to use the app, purchasers need to be registered for Medicare Online Services and have a MyGov account.

The app is a way to access a range Medicare services. Users are able to: request a replacement or duplicate Medicare card, view and update contact and banking information, store statements in the secure vault, find Medicare service centres. They are also able to view their Medicare card details, Medicare Benefit Tax Statement, Children’s Immunisation History Statements, Medicare Safety Net information and receipt history. Possibly the most useful feature of the app is being able to make medicare claims.There are 25 items that can be claimed using the app that do not require the customer to upload a receipt, all other claims require the use to upload a receipt to support the claim.

This category of health apps improve patients ability to access and utilise the health care initiatives provided by the government. These initiatives improve equality of access to health resources and medicines, thereby benefiting patient care as they are able to receive the optimum treatment.

For more information and app screenshots go to:
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/express-plus-medicare/id648134521?mt=8