Bill · S. 1925· Senate(119-S-1925)
Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 6/2/2025
- Last activity
- 6/2/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sponsored by
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2025 aims to improve access to training services for individuals with diabetes. It amends the Social Security Act to change how diabetes outpatient self-management training is managed and provided. The bill specifies certain hours for initial and annual training services and removes limits on services deemed medically necessary by a provider. It also modifies medical nutrition therapy and cost-sharing rules for these training services. Additionally, the bill requires the Secretary to implement a model to test the impact of virtual diabetes training services. This testing is intended to evaluate health outcomes and expenditures.
Yes· 3 of 9
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+8
The bill significantly improves access to diabetes training by removing deductibles and allowing more hours.
Would people over 65 be better off under this?+7
The bill provides significant benefits for Medicare beneficiaries managing diabetes.
Would retired people be better off under this?+7
The bill directly benefits Medicare beneficiaries, a group largely comprised of retirees.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Access to Training Hours: The bill establishes a specific schedule for training, including an initial 10 hours and an additional 2 hours each year, ensuring these hours remain available until used (Section 2(a)(3)(A)).
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Medical Necessity Flexibility: A physician or qualified non-physician practitioner can deem services medically necessary, which prevents the Secretary from limiting the quantity or duration of those services (Section 2(a)(3)(B)).
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Reduced Financial Burden: For diabetes outpatient self-management training services, the amount paid shall be 100 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or the fee schedule amount (Section 2(c)(1)(A)).
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Elimination of Deductibles: The deductible shall not apply with respect to diabetes outpatient self-management training services (Section 2(c)(1)(B)).
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Testing of Virtual Services: The Secretary is required to implement a model to test virtual diabetes outpatient self-management training services to see if they improve health outcomes and reduce expenditures (Section 3(h)(1)).
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Focus on Health Improvements: The virtual service model is designed to evaluate improvements in health outcomes, such as reducing A1c levels and reducing hospitalizations due to diabetic-related complications (Section 3(h)(2)(A)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Retirees+7Good For Seniors+7Good For Low Income Households+5Good For Rural Residents+5Good For Middle Class Households+4
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+8Increases Medicare Funding+5Reduces Hospital Costs+4
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+3
- 4/27/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/15/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/8/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/2/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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