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S 1805 · in committee · major

Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

What this bill does

  • Allows nurse practitioners and physician assistants to certify patients for Medicare coverage of diabetic shoes.
  • Affects diabetic patients who need special therapeutic footwear and their healthcare providers.
  • Changes existing Medicare documentation rules with no new spending required.

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  1. 01

    How might expanding which healthcare providers can certify diabetic shoes affect wait times and access for Medicare patients in rural or underserved areas?

  2. 02

    What safeguards should exist to ensure nurse practitioners and physician assistants properly assess patients for diabetic shoes without increasing fraudulent or unnecessary claims?

  3. 03

    Does evidence from states or other insurance programs show whether allowing mid-level providers to certify diabetic shoes improves outcomes or reduces costs compared to physician-only certification?

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Sponsor · R-ME

Susan M. Collins

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Introduced 2025-05-19

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-05-19 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2973-2974)

  2. 2025-05-19 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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