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S 1299 115th Congress Senate Health Digestive and metabolic diseases Health care coverage and access Medicare Nutrition and diet

Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2017

Introduced: June 7, 2017 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Jun 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 7, 2017
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Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or risk factors for developing type-2 diabetes.

What's happening now June 7, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3124 Identical bill Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Oct 10, 2018
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jul 24, 2018
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Nov 14, 2017
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 7, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1299: Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1299/
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"S. 1299: Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1299/.
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S. 1299, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1299/.
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