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HR 58 105th Congress House

Medicare Diabetes Education and Supplies Amendments of 1997

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve Medicare treatment and education for beneficiaries with diabetes by providing coverage of diabetes o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve Medicare treatment and education for beneficiaries with diabetes by providing coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and uniform coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes.

Introduced: March 12, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 23, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Jan 7, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E40)
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 23, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Diabetes Education and Supplies Amendments of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 16 Republican 8
TURNER, JIM
· Jul 28, 1997
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Jun 7, 1997
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 7, 1997
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 1, 1997
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 21, 1997
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 19, 1997
GOSS, PORTER
· Mar 19, 1997
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 19, 1997
SMITH, NICK
· Mar 19, 1997
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 13, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 12, 1997
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 6, 1997
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 6, 1997
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 4, 1997
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 4, 1997
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Mar 4, 1997
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Feb 25, 1997
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Feb 25, 1997
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 12, 1997
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 10, 1997
LAMPSON, NICK
· Feb 10, 1997
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 10, 1997
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 4, 1997
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Feb 4, 1997
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Feb 4, 1997
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Feb 4, 1997
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 4, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 4, 1997
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 4, 1997
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 4, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 21, 1997
QUINN, JACK
· Jan 21, 1997
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Jan 7, 1997
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 7, 1997
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jan 7, 1997
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Jan 7, 1997
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 7, 1997
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Jan 7, 1997
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 7, 1997
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 7, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 58: Medicare Diabetes Education and Supplies Amendments of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-58/
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"H.R. 58: Medicare Diabetes Education and Supplies Amendments of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-58/.
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H.R. 58, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-58/.
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