The Standing Committee on Health will inquire into and report on best practice in chronic disease prevention and management in primary health care, specifically:
1. Examples of best practice in chronic disease prevention and management, both in Australia and internationally;
2. Opportunities for the Medicare payment system to reward and encourage best practice and quality improvement in chronic disease prevention and management;
3. Opportunities for the Primary Health Networks to coordinate and support chronic disease prevention and management in primary health care;
4. The role of private health insurers in chronic disease prevention and management;
5. The role of State and Territory Governments in chronic disease prevention and management;
6. Innovative models which incentivise access, quality and efficiency in chronic disease prevention and management.
7. Best practice of Multidisciplinary teams chronic disease management in primary health care and Hospitals; and
8. Models of chronic disease prevention and management in primary health care which improve outcomes for high end frequent users of medical and health services.