Listen "Type 2 Diabetes & Prediabetes Prevention: Expanded Medicare Coverage for Screening Tests"
Episode Synopsis
Dr. Marie Brown, Director of Practice Redesign at the AMA, and Dr. Kate Kirley, family medicine physician and AMA Director of Chronic Disease Prevention, discuss how CMS expanded Medicare coverage for screening tests. CMS is now covering Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) test, bringing Medicare coverage in alignment with the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendations. Explore the Team-Based Care of Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes Toolkit: https://bit.ly/3PgmgEm
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