HR 4218 · 110th Congress · Health
Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2007
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2007-11-19)
Plain Language Summary
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Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2007- Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the recognition of state- licensed or registered health care professionals who are certified diabetes educators as Medicare providers of diabetes outpatient self-management training services. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the barriers that exist for Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes in accessing diabetes self-management training services under the Medicare program. Directs the Director of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality to develop a series of recommendations on effective outreach methods to educate primary care physicians and the public about the benefits of diabetes self-management training.…
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Cosponsors (20)
18 Democrats2 Republicans