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New Bipartisan Senate Bill Aims to Improve Access to Diabetes Technology & Education for Medicare

U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), Cochairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, have introduced the Diabetes Interventions Addressing Barriers to Enrollment, Technology, and Education Services (DIABETES) Act, S.4037.

A key provision of this legislation would protect insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) from being included in the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program for the next five years—a critical step to ensure Medicare beneficiaries maintain reliable access to the diabetes technologies they depend on.

Read the full story here:
https://www.vgm.com/services/government-relations/new-bipartisan-senate-bill-aims-to-improve-access-to-diabetes-technology--education-for-medicare-beneficiaries-/