H.R. 4218 · 110th Congress
Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2007
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Diana DeGette
- Introduced
- 2007-11-15
- Latest action
- 2007-11-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
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.