Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2015
Latest action · May 14, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 29, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2015
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to provide coverage of diabetes prevention program services to an eligible diabetes prevention program individual.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the criteria for a diabetes prevention program in accordance with the standards under the National Diabetes Prevention Program established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Excludes items and services under a diabetes prevention program from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system.
Includes: (1) items and services under a diabetes prevention programs among federally qualified health center services, (2) rates of referrals of eligible individuals to diabetes prevention programs among the quality measures for covered professional services in the Medicare physician quality reporting system, and (3) an individual's diabetes risk assessment in the individual's Medicare personalized prevention plan.
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the National Diabetes Prevention Program presents an opportunity for states to reduce the incidence of diabetes among individuals enrolled in their Medicaid programs under SSAct title XIX.
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 29, 2015 to Sep 27, 2016; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Apr 29, 2015 |
| D-HI | Mark Takai | Original | Apr 29, 2015 |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Original | Apr 29, 2015 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Apr 29, 2015 |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Original | Apr 29, 2015 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jun 8, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jun 8, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Jun 8, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Jun 15, 2015 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Jan 25, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Feb 25, 2016 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Feb 25, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Feb 25, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Feb 29, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Mar 7, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 21, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Jun 14, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Sep 12, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Sep 27, 2016 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 29, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 1, 2015 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 29, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 14, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 14, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 1, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 29, 2015Introduced in House
- Apr 29, 2015Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E765 | Joyce Beatty D-OH | May 23, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 63, April 29, 2015, page H2655.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1131 | Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2015 | Related bill | Apr 29, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the incidence of diabetes among Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2015Introduced in House
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