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S. 1345

Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015

Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to recognize state-licensed or -registered certified diabetes educators or state-licensed or -registered health care professionals who specialize in teaching individuals with diabetes to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to manage the individual's diabetic condition and are certified as a diabetes educator by a recognized certifying body.

Directs the Government Accountability Office to study the barriers that exist for Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes in accessing diabetes self-management training services under the Medicare program.

Requires the Director of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality of the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a series of recommendations on effective outreach methods to educate primary care physicians and other health care providers as well as the public about the benefits of diabetes self-management training.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH](D-NH)Sponsor
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    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Finance Committee
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    Introduced in Senate

Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015 — Informed