Senate bill would increase access to therapeutic shoes
By HME News Staff
Updated Fri June 29, 2018
WASHINGTON - Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, have introduced a bill that would allow nurse practitioners and physician assistants to certify diabetes patients' need for therapeutic shoes. “Therapeutic shoes are a proven method for preventing costly and painful complications related to diabetes, yet current Medicare regulations force patients to endure a time consuming process to obtain them,” said Collins, the founder and co-chair of the Senate Diabetes Caucus. “Our bipartisan legislation would allow nurse practitioners and physician assistants to certify their patients' need for this important treatment method.” The “Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act,” S. 3067, is endorsed by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners American Academy of Physician Assistants and the American Podiatric Medical Association, according to wire reports.
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