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Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2007

Introduced: November 15, 2007 Introduced by: DeGette, Diana Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Nov 19, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 15, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 15, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Nov 15, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now November 19, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 11, 2008
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 10, 2008
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 1, 2008
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 24, 2008
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 9, 2008
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 12, 2008
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 14, 2008
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 19, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4218: Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4218/
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"H.R. 4218: Medicare Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4218/.
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H.R. 4218, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4218/.
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