The Diabetes Act aims to improve access to diabetes-related technologies and services for Medicare beneficiaries.
The Diabetes Act, also known as the Diabetes Interventions Addressing Barriers to Enrollment, Technology, and Education Services (DIABETES) Act, seeks to enhance access to diabetes-related technologies and services for Medicare beneficiaries. The bill includes provisions to ensure continued access to diabetes technologies upon Medicare enrollment, establish new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System codes for insulin pump training and education, and improve access to diabetes outpatient self-management training services.