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Medicare Coverage Expansion: Nutrition Therapy for Pre-Diabetes Prevention.

This law expands Medicare benefits to cover medical nutrition therapy services for individuals diagnosed with pre-diabetes or those at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This change provides Medicare beneficiaries access to specialized dietary counseling aimed at preventing or significantly delaying the onset of full diabetes, improving their long-term health outcomes. The expanded coverage will take effect starting January 1, 2025.
Key points
Medicare will cover specialized medical nutrition therapy for beneficiaries diagnosed with pre-diabetes.
The goal is to prevent or delay the development of type 2 diabetes, reducing future health complications and costs.
These new coverage rules will apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2025.
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Additional Information
Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2023
Print number: S 3233
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Process start date: 2023-11-07