Submitted to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport.

Dietitians Australia calls on the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport (the Committee) to urge the Australian Government to improve access to Accredited Practising Dietitians for the prevention, treatment and management of diabetes and implement food system reform as critical measures to combat the prevalence of diabetes in Australia. 

Measures we advocate for include: 

• Expansion of Medicare’s Chronic Disease Management (CDM) program 
• Increasing Medicare CDM rebates for dietitians 
• Investment in nationwide multidisciplinary preventive services and programs 
• Development of a comprehensive National Nutrition Strategy with accompanying well-resourced action plan. 

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