Cover for your mental health

Medicare can cover some of the cost of GP appointments, mental health treatment plans (including up to 10 sessions per year with a mental health professional), support from a social worker and psychiatric services when admitted to a public hospital.

If your health professional bulk bills, Medicare will cover all eligible costs. If they don’t bulk bill, ask how much you’ll have to pay and what you’ll get back from Medicare.

For more information, visit Medicare’s website.

Benefits for telehealth services are the same as the benefits you would ordinarily be entitled to for face-to-face services and are subject to waiting periods and limits. Out-of-pocket costs may apply.

Please be aware that benefits are not payable by HBF if:

• Medicare benefits are payable for the treatment; or
• The requirements for telehealth benefits to be paid are not satisfied. To see these requirements the following article on Telehealth treatments.