The CDL is a subset of PMBs covering ongoing chronic illness. The 27 conditions include: asthma, bipolar mood disorder, bronchiectasis, cardiac failure, cardiomyopathy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic renal disease, coronary artery disease, Crohn's disease, diabetes mellitus types 1 and 2, dysrhythmias, epilepsy, glaucoma, haemophilia, HIV/AIDS, hyperlipidaemia, hypertension, hypothyroidism, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, schizophrenia, systemic lupus erythematosus, ulcerative colitis and major depressive disorder.
SA example: You're diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Register on the scheme's chronic programme, use the formulary medication, and the scheme covers it in full, even on the cheapest plan, every month, for life.