US Congress Senate Bill 1131 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-3)
Status: Introduced on April 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to provide coverage of diabetes prevention program services to an eligible diabetes prevention program individual. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the criteria for a diabetes prevention program in accordance with the standards under the National Diabetes Prevention Program established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Excludes items and services under a diabetes prevention program from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system. Includes: (1) items and services under a diabetes prevention programs among federally qualified health center services, (2) rates of referrals of eligible individuals to diabetes prevention programs in Medicare quality reporting requirements, and (3) an individual's diabetes risk assessment in the individual's Medicare personalized prevention plan. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the National Diabetes Prevention Program presents an opportunity for states to reduce the incidence of diabetes among individuals enrolled in their Medicaid programs under SSAct title XIX.

Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2015

Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB2102 (Related) 2015-05-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1131/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1131/BILLS-114s1131is.pdf