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Promoting Responsible and Effective Virtual Experiences through Novel Technology to Deliver Improved Access and Better Engagement with Tested and Evidence-based Strategies Act or the PREVENT DIABETES Act
This bill allows health care entities to provide virtual services under the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program for an additional three years.
The Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program offers Medicare beneficiaries who are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes specialized training and education regarding diet, exercise, and other behavioral changes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued temporary authorization for entities participating in the program to provide these services virtually until December 31, 2027.
The bill extends the authorization for virtual services until December 31, 2030.
People & committees
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · D–CO
Legislative record
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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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-24 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed PREVENT DIABETES Act would let qualifying providers offer the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program entirely online, through live sessions or services that do not require simultaneous participation. It would prevent a participant’s out-of-state location alone from blocking a provider’s payment claim and allow people to enroll repeatedly. These rules would apply from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030.
This Act may be cited as the Promoting Responsible and Effective Virtual Experiences through Novel Technology to Deliver Improved Access and Better Engagement with Tested and Evidence-based Strategies Act or the PREVENT DIABETES Act.
for the period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2030— (1) an entity may participate in the MDPP by offering only online MDPP services via synchronous or asynchronous technology or telecommunications if such entity meets the conditions for enrollment as an MDPP supplier
the entity shall not be prohibited from submitting a claim for payment for such services solely by reason of the location of such beneficiary at such time; and (3) no limit is applied on the number of times an individual may enroll in the MDPP.
The term MDPP means the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program conducted under section 1115A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315a)
The bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise the specified federal regulations by January 1, 2026. The required rules would cover the five-year period ending December 31, 2030.
Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary shall revise the regulations under parts 410 and 424 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, to provide that, for the period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2030
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Providers could participate by offering only online program services, but they would still have to meet the supplier enrollment conditions in the referenced regulation or its successor. The bill would permit both live and asynchronous delivery, meaning delivery that does not require the provider and participant to take part at the same time.
an entity may participate in the MDPP by offering only online MDPP services via synchronous or asynchronous technology or telecommunications if such entity meets the conditions for enrollment as an MDPP supplier (as specified in section 424.205(b) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation))
For providers participating through the online-only option, the administrative location would be the address on file with the Diabetes Prevention Recognition Program.
if an entity participates in the MDPP in the manner described in paragraph (1)— (A) the administrative location of such entity shall be the address of the entity on file under the Diabetes Prevention Recognition Program
An online-only provider could not be barred from submitting a payment claim solely because the participant was in another state when receiving the services. This protects the ability to submit a claim; it does not guarantee payment or remove other payment requirements.
if an entity participates in the MDPP in the manner described in paragraph (1)
in the case of online MDPP services furnished by such entity to an MDPP beneficiary who was not located in the same State as the entity at the time such services were furnished, the entity shall not be prohibited from submitting a claim for payment for such services solely by reason of the location of such beneficiary at such time
During the specified period, the program could not limit how many times a person enrolls. This provision is written for the program generally, without restricting it to online participants.
for the period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2030
(3) no limit is applied on the number of times an individual may enroll in the MDPP.
The supplied action snapshot, updated July 21, 2026, records introduction in the House on February 24, 2025, and referral that day to the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees for consideration of provisions within their respective jurisdictions.
Source snapshot updated 2026-07-21T08:06:29Z.
2025-02-24: Introduced in House
2025-02-24: 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.
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-02-24. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version; accompanying materials needed to assess formal earmark status were not supplied.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No materially narrow preferential carve-out was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. The participation and claim-submission rules concern access to the program and do not alone establish preferential treatment. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
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