Benefit Beat

Issue 11 - August 2002

Chronic Ailment List
 

Conditions Covered: A B C D E G H I J M O P R S U
Conditions Excluded
Conditions Requiring Special Application

CONDITIONS COVERED

A

• Acne
• Addison's Disease (Primary adrenocortical insufficiency)
• Allergic Rhinitis
• Allergic Rhinitis with asthma
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Arrhythmia of Cardiac Origin (includes Atrial Fibrillation)
• Asthma

B

• Bipolar Mood Disorder / Bipolar Affective disorder (Manic Episode includes Bipolar Disorder)
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
• Bronchiectasis

C

• Cardiomyopathy
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Emphysema
• Crohn's Disease
• Cushing's Disease

D

• Deep Vein Thrombosis
• Depression (Major)
• Diabetes

E

• Epilepsy

G

• Glaucoma
• Gastric Oesophageal Reflux Disease
• Gout

H

• Heart Failure
• Hyperlipidaemia
• Hypertension
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Hypoparathyroidism
• Hyperthyroidism
• Hypothyroidism

I

• Interstitial Fibrosis
• Ischaemic Heart Disease / Angina

J

• Juvenile Arthritis

M

• Menopause
• Myasthenia Gravis

O

• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis

P

• Paget's Disease
• Parkinson's Disease
• Peripheral Vascular Disease
• Pituitary / Adenomas (Benign) / Hyperfunction of the pituitary gland
• Psoriasis
• Psychosis / Schizophrenia

R

• Rheumatoid Arthritis (seropositive)
• Other Rheumatoid Arthritis (including seronegative)

S

• Systemic Connective Tissue disorders
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
• Scleroderma
• Stroke

U

• Ulcerative Colitis

CONDITIONS EXCLUDED

• Anaemia
• Atherosclerosis
• Eczema / Dermatitis
• Endometriosis
• Hiatus Hernia
• Hyperkinesis (Attention Deficit Disorder)
• Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
• Meniere's Disease
• Migraine
• Multiple sclerosis
• Narcolepsy
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Peptic Ulcer Disease
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
• Pulmonary Interstitial Fibrosis
• Spina Bifida
• Tuberculosis
• Urinary Incontinence

CONDITIONS REQUIRING SPECIAL APPLICATION

• Cancer
• Chronic Renal Disease / Failure
• Haemophilia (Hereditary Factor VIII deficiency)
• HIV / AIDS
• Malabsorption Syndrome
• Motor Neuron Disease
• Organ Transplant
• Paraplegia, Hemiplegia, Quadriplegia

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