Services Australia, formerly known as the federal Department of Human Services, has issued a request for tender to new suppliers for its Medicare Easyclaim services, which handles bulk billing and patient claims for 50,000 GPs, allied health providers and dentists.

There are currently five financial institutions that deliver Medicare Easyclaim, which is processed through point of sale devices such as EFTPOS terminals, including ANZ, the Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Suncorp and Tyro Payments.