Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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1110. To ask the Minister for Health if rheumatoid arthritis has been added to the new chronic illness list for general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20051/19]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Agreement has been reached with the IMO on a major package of GP contractual reforms and the provision of new services. A structured chronic disease programme which will benefit over 430,000 medical card and GP visit card patients, will commence in 2020. The chronic diseases which will be included are;

Diabetes Type 2

Asthma

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Cardiovascular Disease including:

- Heart Failure

- Ischaemic Heart Disease

- Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke/ Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA))

- Atrial Fibrillation