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HR 5235 111th Congress House

Medicare Access to Diabetes Supplies Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies furnished by small retail community pharmacies from… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies furnished by small retail community pharmacies from Medicare competitive acquisition programs.

Introduced: May 18, 2010 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
Health Digestive and metabolic diseasesHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicare
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This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 6, 2010
Referred to House Ways and Means
May 6, 2010
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.
May 6, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
May 6, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 10, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Access to Diabetes Supplies Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt from Medicare competitive acquisition programs blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies furnished by small retail community pharmacies.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Melancon, Charlie
· Jul 22, 2010
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 19, 2010
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 15, 2010
Lee, Christopher
· May 18, 2010
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · May 18, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5235: Medicare Access to Diabetes Supplies Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5235/
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"H.R. 5235: Medicare Access to Diabetes Supplies Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5235/.
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H.R. 5235, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5235/.
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