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
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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