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The Association supports this legislation to reduce barriers and increase the utilization of DSMT, which is a covered benefit under Medicare. (Lobbyists Used: Meghan Riley, Robert Goldsmith)\n\nS. 2199/H.R. 4906, The Insulin Price Reduction Act. The ADA supports this legislation which encourages lower insulin prices. (Lobbyists used: Meghan Riley, Rob Goldsmith)\n\nH.R. 2279, the Safe Step Act. The ADA supports this legislation which would require group health plans to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol. (Lobbyists used: Meghan Riley, Rob Goldsmith)\n\nHR 4457, the Chronic Copay Elimination Act. The ADA supports this legislation which will require private health plans to cover preventive services, including screenings and certain medications, with no cost-sharing for people with chronic conditions such as diabetes. (Lobbyists used: Meghan Riley, Rob Goldsmith)\n\nHR 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. This bill would require the HHS Secretary to negotiate prices for certain drugs including insulin. The ADA has not endorsed this legislation but does support specific provisions of this bill. (Lobbyists used: Rob Goldsmith, Meghan Riley)\n\nS. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. This bill aims to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the Medicare and Medicaid programs and to improve drug pricing transparency. The ADA has not endorsed this legislation but does support specific provisions of this bill. (Lobbyists used: Rob Goldsmith, Meghan Riley)\n\nS. 3544, Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act: The ADA supports this legislation which would address critical health and economic needs for older adults, people with disabilities, front-line workers and family caregivers. (Lobbyists used: Rob Goldsmith, Meghan Riley)\n\nIssues worked on not yet reflected in legislation:  \n \nProtecting and strengthening the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Association supports continued efforts to strengthen and improve the ACA which ensures access to affordable health coverage for people with diabetes. (Lobbyists used: Meghan Riley, Rob Goldsmith)\nMedicare Diabetes Prevention Program. The Association supports efforts to make CDC-recognized virtual diabetes prevention program (DPP) providers eligible for reimbursement in MDPP. (Lobbyists used: Rob Goldsmith, Meghan Riley)\nChild Nutrition Reauthorization. The Association supports protecting many programs (Summer Meals, School Breakfast Program, WIC) that are a part of the Healthy and Hunger-Free Kids Act, which was last reauthorized in 2010. 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This bill would make emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, which includes: ensuring that testing for the coronavirus is free; providing paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave for Americans impacted by this virus; strengthening nutrition assistance, in particular for children, seniors, and low-income families; and enhancing unemployment insurance. (Lobbyists used: Rob Goldsmith, Deema Tarazi, Meghan Riley)\n\nH.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act. A bill that provides $2 trillion to individuals, businesses, and states among others in response to the coronavirus pandemic under the Senate passed version. (Lobbyists used: Rob Goldsmith, Deema Tarazi, Meghan Riley)\n\nIssues worked on not yet reflected in legislation:  \n\n2021 reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program (SDP). The Association supports renewal of both components of SDP. (Lobbyists used: Deema Tarazi, Meghan Riley)\nFY 2021 Defense Appropriations. Support inclusion of diabetes as an eligible research category for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (Lobbyist used: Deema Tarazi, Meghan Riley, Contract Lobbyists)\nFY 2021 House/Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations. ADA supports funding for the Division of Diabetes Translation and the National Diabetes Prevention Program at the CDC as well as funding for the NIDDK at the NIH. Our efforts are focused on increased funding for both of these agencies. 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