Endocrinologist Athena Philis-Tsimikas, MD, corporate vice president of the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute in San Diego, ...

For some healthcare providers -- especially those serving racial/ethnic minority and low-income patients -- the costs of delivering a new Medicare diabetes prevention program, or MDPP, may be much ...

The Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program is for people at risk for type 2 diabetes. This free program helps people who qualify follow a healthy lifestyle and lower their chance of getting the disease.

This study describes the current opportunities and obstacles associated with Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program implementation from the novel perspective of program suppliers across the US.

After years of saying it’s not as good as in-person care, CMS is now proposing to allow the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program to include all-virtual courses through 2029. After a long, long wait, ...

Medicare Part B covers two A1c tests per year under the diabetes screening benefit if a doctor considers you at risk of developing diabetes. These tests can also indicate prediabetes. Medicare Part B ...

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CMS' Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) aims to reduce the onset of type 2 diabetes among beneficiaries who are overweight or have obesity and prediabetes. Specifically, the program focuses ...

Medicare could soon cover a pilot program aimed at preventing people from developing diabetes, according to a report from The Washington Post. Federal officials made the announcement March 23, on the ...

Medicare does not currently cover nutrition counseling for people with prediabetes. It only offers nutrition counseling, also called medical nutrition therapy, for people with diabetes or kidney ...

People who are at risk of developing diabetes may benefit from enrolling in the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP). The MDPP provides training on how to make behavioral changes to help ...

As of 2024, Medicare Part B covers up to two A1C tests per year for those at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Risk factors include a history of high cholesterol, blood pressure, or blood ...