On April 29, the Society co-hosted a roundtable with Merck to discuss the current hypoglycemia landscape and to delve deeper into policy priorities that were identified at our diabetes policy summit last September. The roundtable featured key officials from professional societies, patient advocates, quality improvement organizations, and the federal government, including NIDDK, CDC, and Veteran’s...
In addition to funding for the NDPP, the SDP funding is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2015, if Congress fails to act. The SDP was created in 1997 to advance research for type 1 diabetes and to address the disproportionate burden of type 2 diabetes on American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN). Through this...
The Society is a leading advocate for funding for the NDPP, a program that uses lifestyle intervention to prevent or delay the onset of diabetes among individuals with prediabetes. The Society has advocated for increased funding for the program on Capitol Hill and with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. With support from the Society, the...
On Thursday, March 5, as part of the Endocrine Society’s media outreach, the Endocrine Society conducted a news conference at ENDO 2015 focusing on the latest science surrounding endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). During the news conference, Leonardo Trasande, MD, presented the results from a series of four publications released on the same day in The Journal...
On Thursday, March 5, as part of the Endocrine Society’s media outreach, the Endocrine Society conducted a news conference at ENDO 2015 focusing on the latest science surrounding endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). During the news conference, Leonardo Trasande, MD, presented the results from a series of four publications released on the same day in The Journal...
Society Advocates for Diabetes Prevention, Research, Treatment, & Coverage Legislation
As Congress moves forward with its health agenda, the Endocrine Society has a number of priorities for diabetes prevention, treatment, and research legislation under consideration. These priorities include funding for the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP), renewal of the Special Diabetes Program (SDP), and Medicare coverage for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).
The Society is a leading advocate for funding for the NDPP, a program that uses lifestyle intervention to prevent or delay the onset of diabetes among individuals with prediabetes. The Society has advocated for increased funding for the program on Capitol Hill and with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. With support from the Society, the...
In addition to funding for the NDPP, the SDP funding is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2015, if Congress fails to act. The SDP was created in 1997 to advance research for type 1 diabetes and to address the disproportionate burden of type 2 diabetes on American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN). Through this...
