The National External Breast Prostheses Reimbursement Program

The National External Breast Prostheses Reimbursement Program is a new Australian Government initiative to provide reimbursement of up to $400 for both new and replacement external breast prostheses to all eligible women who have had a mastectomy as a result of breast cancer. The $400 limit applies for each prosthesis for each breast.

The Australian Government’s reimbursement program will commence on 1 December 2008 with Medicare Australia administering the reimbursements. External breast prostheses purchased from 1 July 2008 will be eligible for reimbursement. Once a claim has been made, reimbursements for replacement prostheses can be claimed no earlier than two years from the date of purchase of the last prosthesis.

Medicare fact sheet (596kb pdf)

Women can access more information about the program, including eligibility criteria and claim form by:

• visiting the Medicare Australia website,
• contacting Medicare Australia on 132 011 (call charges may apply),
  
• visiting a Medicare Australia office.

For more information visit our external breast prosthesis section on our breasthealth website.

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