Dietitians Australia made 9 recommendations calling on the Australian Government Treasury to improve Australians’ nutritional health and increase access to Accredited Practising Dietitians through: 

• Investment in preventive health initiatives and nationwide nutrition monitoring 
• Expansion of Medicare’s Chronic Disease Management (CDM) program 
• Increasing Medicare CDM rebates for dietitians 
• Investment in nationwide multidisciplinary community health services and programs that include Accredited Practising Dietitians 
• Creation of MBS items pertaining to mental health and disability 
• Increasing price limits for dietetic therapy supports under NDIS. 

To read our recommendations, download our submission.