U.S. Congress - S.1468 Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2011
S.1468 - Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2011
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under part B of the Medicare program. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under part B of the Medicare program. as introduced.
- Short: Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2011 as introduced.
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8/2/2011--Introduced.Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to recognize state-licensed or -registered health care professionals who are certified diabetes educators in an outpatient setting as authorized providersOfficial Summary
8/2/2011--Introduced.Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to recognize state-licensed or -registered health care professionals who are certified diabetes educators in an outpatient setting as authorized providers of Medicare diabetes outpatient self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). Directs the Comptroller General to study 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 of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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....Read the Rest
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S.1468 Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2011
buckhouse
November 19, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 5th Congressional district of Tennessee. I am writing as your constituent in the 5th Congressional district of Tennessee. I support S.1468 - Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.I am a Type 1 diabetic and also an RN certified diabetes educator and I believe that the passing of this bill would significantly impro...
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S.1468 Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2011
lvanwyckhouse
September 13, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 5th Congressional district of Florida. I support S.1468 - Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability. All clinicians credentialed to consult with patients for Diabetes Self-Management Training should be approved for telehealth consultations; not just Certified Diabetes Educators.
Sincerely,
Laurie Van Wyckhouse, M...
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