HR 1616 · in committee · major

Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

What this bill does

Allows nurse practitioners and physician assistants to document diabetic patients' need for special shoes covered by Medicare.
Affects diabetic Medicare beneficiaries and healthcare providers involved in shoe coverage approval.
Takes effect immediately upon enactment with no additional federal spending required.

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Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

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How might expanding prescribing authority to nurse practitioners and physician assistants affect wait times for diabetic patients seeking Medicare coverage of special shoes?
02
What evidence exists that nurse practitioners and physician assistants can reliably assess diabetic foot conditions with the same accuracy as physicians currently do?
03
Which healthcare providers and Medicare administrators would face the most significant operational changes if this bill allows non-physician clinicians to document shoe necessity?

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Sponsor · R-IL-16

Darin LaHood

Citizen cosponsors

In Congress

52/ 435

House Reps cosponsoring

Introduced 2025-02-26

Joining the bill

+ 40 more

Legislative timeline

2025-02-26 · house · IntroReferral
Referred 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.
2025-02-26 · house · IntroReferral
Referred 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.
2025-02-26 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-26 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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