Editing Medicare (Australia) (section)

==== Easyclaim and successors ====
Easyclaim was launched in 2006, under which a patient would pay the medical practitioner the consultation fee and the receptionist would send a message to Medicare to release the amount of rebate due to the patient's designated bank account. The rebate amount would take into account the patient's concession status and thresholds. In effect, the patient only pays the gap.<ref>[https://www.humanservices.gov.au/organisations/health-professionals/services/medicare/medicare-easyclaim/about/what-you-need-know Medicare Easyclaim is used for Medicare bulk billing and patient claiming] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023044926/https://www.humanservices.gov.au/organisations/health-professionals/services/medicare/medicare-easyclaim/about/what-you-need-know|date=23 October 2019}} humanservices.gov.au</ref> In recent years, this has largely been replaced with the [[National Australia Bank]] service HICAPS (Health Insurance Claim at Point of Sale).<ref>{{cite web |title=HICAPS |url=https://www.hicaps.com.au/ |website=hicaps.com.au |language=en |access-date=12 April 2020 |archive-date=12 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412220128/https://www.hicaps.com.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> For providers not using HICAPS, patients can make claims on-the-spot (where Medicare will pay the patient at a later date), online, through the Medicare mobile apps, or at Service Australia service centres.