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Ring the Commonwealth Carelink Centre - 1800 052 222 - to find out if there are training courses designed to assist people living with chronic diseases being run in your area. Also the Enhanced Primary Care program aims to provide more preventive care for older Australians and improve coordination of care for people with chronic conditions and complex care needs. Medicare provides rebates for certain allied health services, such as physiotherapists and dental care services, that may be provided to patients who have a chronic medical condition and complex care needs being managed by their GP under an EPC plan. Medicare rebates are available for a maximum of five allied health services and/or three dental care services per patient in a calendar year. In the first instance, a person can talk to their GP about the services accessible under this program. HealthInsite also has information on arthritis. HealthInsite's Conditions and Diseases area is designed to help you easily access information on specific conditions and diseases.
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