Time to Get Screened: Medicare Begins Covering Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in April
March 26, 2018
March 26, 2018
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 26 -- The American Association of Diabetes Educators issued the following news release:
Nearly half of Americans 65 and older have prediabetes, putting them at risk for heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. Starting in April, millions of Medicare beneficiaries who meet criteria will have access to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP), which will go a long way to helping prevent or delay the condition, notes the American Association of Diabete . . .
Nearly half of Americans 65 and older have prediabetes, putting them at risk for heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. Starting in April, millions of Medicare beneficiaries who meet criteria will have access to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP), which will go a long way to helping prevent or delay the condition, notes the American Association of Diabete . . .