Editing Medicare (Australia) (section)

==== Medicare Access Points ====
Extending the Medicare office network, from 2004 many of its services became available through Medicare Access Points in small towns at some community resource centres, state government agencies, pharmacies, post offices and other locations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-04-06 |title=Healthcare And Social Security |url=https://www.freedommigration.com/healthcare-and-social-security/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Freedom Migration |language=en-AU |archive-date=1 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201211320/https://www.freedommigration.com/healthcare-and-social-security/ |url-status=live }}</ref> These were closed in 2011, as HICAPS handled most transitions, and telephone and online services could provide additional service from the home.<ref name="j167">{{cite web | last=Taylor | first=Adrian | title=MP slams Medicare closures | website=couriermail | date=2011-06-05 | url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/rockhampton/mp-slams-medicare-closures/news-story/5c8c1071935e1f62653b53ad780e8330?nk=1d43f84315a07e6ea6705788be83abb2-1720569415 | access-date=2024-07-09}}</ref>