The American Diabetes Association is pleased to inform residents of Massachusetts that provisions signed into law today require Commonwealth regulated health insurance and managed care policies to cover necessary diabetes supplies and services. The law enables people to obtain necessary diabetes supplies and services as part of their basic health policy coverage. It will help save lives, and prevent serious complications of diabetes like amputations, blindness, and kidney failure. Their sponsorship and constant support of The Diabetes Cost Reduction Act makes them true champions for families in Massachusetts affected by diabetes. This law will help all people by focusing on preventive care.
Preventive care saves money.
To a person with diabetes, preventive care can also mean the difference between walking or life in a wheelchair, the difference between seeing and blindness, or the difference between living and dying. Enactment will improve the lives of people with diabetes, and help to save lives by preventing complications of diabetes. The Diabetes Cost Reduction Act requires insurance and managed care policies governed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to cover diabetes supplies and services. While 400,000 Massachusetts residents have diabetes, only 215,000 know they have the disease. In addition, over 1.5 million Commonwealth residents are at increased risk of developing diabetes.