Proposed Bill Allows Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to Approve Medicare Diabetic Shoes
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No action since May 2025
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This bill would expand who can sign off on Medicare-covered therapeutic shoes for people with diabetes. Currently, only a physician can provide the required documentation, but this change would also allow nurse practitioners and physician assistants to do so. This reduces a bureaucratic barrier for the roughly 12 million Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes, making it easier and faster to get preventive footwear that helps avoid serious complications like infections and amputations.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2973-2974)
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
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