Private insurers can fund chronic care
8th February 2013
By Paul Smith
The AMA wants private health insurers to fund GPs' work in co-ordinating care for chronic disease patients.
The call, outlined in the AMA's Federal budget submission, comes amid a major expansion in so-called "wellness and prevention" programs that are arranged and funded by private health insurers aiming to reduce hospital admissions among its members.
The expansion has raised concerns at the AMA about fragmentation