Letters
& Comments

Our mission is to unite and align key diabetes stakeholders and the larger diabetes community around key diabetes-related policy and legislative efforts in order to elevate diabetes on the national agenda.

DAA Comments of Support for Special Diabetes Program Final (June 15, 2023)

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DAA Comments to USPSTF Final for DAA Website (June 14, 2023)

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DAA Comments to National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Report on Health Disparities and Health Equity Research March 2023

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DAA Comments to CMS for Its RFI on Essential Health Benefits (January 2023)

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DAA Comment to National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Request for Information (November 2022)

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Promoting Efficiency and Equity within CMS Programs: Request for Information (November 2022)

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DAA Comments to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) on Racial and Ethnic Health Inequities (September 2022)

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DAA CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Comments (September 2022)

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DAA Comments HHS RFI on Primary Care (August 2022)

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DAA Comments to White House Conference on Hunger Nutrition and Health (July 2022)

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DAA Comments to White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (March 2022)

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DAA Letter to Congressional Diabetes Caucus Regarding Legislation (March 2022)

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DAA Comments to CMS about CY 2023 Medicare Part D (March 2022)

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DAA Comments to USPSTF for Screening for Diabetes and Prediabetes in Children and Adolescents (January 2022)

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DAA Letter Admiral Rachel Levine Assistant Secretary for Health HHS (November 2021)

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DAA Letter to Strategic Planning Team OASH HHS (November 2021)

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DAA Letter to Christopher Holliday (November 2021)

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DAA Letter to Chiquita Brooks LaSure CMS Administrator (September 2021)

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DAA Letter to Congressional Social Determinants of Health Caucus (September 2021)

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DAA Letter to Chiquita Brooks LaSure CMS Administrator Regarding CY 2022 Medicare PFS (September 2021)

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DAA Oral Comments to National Clinical Care Commission (August 2021)

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DAA Letter to Chiquita Brooks LaSure Congratulating on New Role (August 2021)

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DAA Letter to Emmeline Ochiai Designated Federal Officer ODPHP OASH HHS (July 2021)

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DAA Letter to Shalanda Young Acting Director OMB RFI on Advancing Health Equity (July 2021)

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DAA Letter to the National Clinical Care Commission (May 2021)

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DAA Letter in Support of ADCES as an Accrediting Organization for DSMT (May 2021)

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DAA Letter in Support of ADA as an Accrediting Organization for DSMT (May 2021)

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DAA Letter Regarding HHS RFI on Landscape Analysis to Leverage Novel Technologies for Chronic Disease Management (December 2020)

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DAA Letter to House and Senate Leadership about Special Diabetes Program Funding (October 2020)

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DAA Letter to DeGette and Upton about 21st Century Cures 2.0 Concept Paper (October 2020)

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DAA Comments to CMS about FY 21 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (October 2020)

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DAA Comments to CDC’s Diabetes Prevention Recognition Program Standards (September 2020)

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DAA Comments to USPSTF on Screening for Diabetes in Children and Adolescents (August 2020)

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DAA Comments to the Taskforce on Telehealth Policy (July 2020)

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DAA Letter to the National Clinical Care Commission (July 2020)

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DAA Letter to USPSTF on Healthy Diet and Physical Activity Guidelines (June 2020)

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DAA Letter to CMMI about MDPP Fixes Needed (May 2020)

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DAA Letter to Seema Verma about COVID-19 and Diabetes (April 2020)

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DAA Letter to House Appropriations (February 2020)

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DAA Letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma (February 2020)

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DAA Letter to the National Clinical Care Commission (February 2020)

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Comments to National Clinical Care Commission (June 2019)

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Letter to Congressional Telehealth Caucus on Telehealth Legislation (March 2019)

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Letter of Support Expanding Access to DSMT Act March (March 2019)

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Letter to House and Senate Appropriators FY2020 CDC Funding (March 2019)

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Letter to Senate HELP Committee Rising Health Care Costs (March 2019)

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Letter to CMS Administrator Verma on Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (February 2019)

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Comments to Healthy People 2030 on Proposed Diabetes Objectives (January 2019)

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Comments to National Clinical Care Commission for Inaugural Meeting (October 2018)

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Letter to HHS Secretary Azar and FDA Commissioner Gottlieb on Blood Glucose Monitor Accuracy (October 2018)

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Comments to HHSCMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (October 2018)

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Comments to USPSTF on Draft Research Plan for Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Screening (October 2018)

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Comments to USPSTF on Draft Research Plan for Diet and Physical Activity to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Adults with Risk Factors: Counseling (July 2018)

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Letter to CMS Administrator Verma re therapeutic continuous glucose monitor (CGM) coverage policy (April 2018)

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Letter to CMS Director of the Center for Medicare Kouzoukas re Diabetes Self-Management Training barriers (March 2018)

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Letter to Appropriators supporting sustained, robust funding of the CDC’s chronic disease and diabetes programs (July 2017)

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Letter to HHS Secretary Price and CMS Administrator Verma supporting the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (June 2017)

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Letter to Diabetes Caucus and Capitol Hill Leadership providing context to DAA Health Reform Principles (June 2017)

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Letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Mulvaney on using better diabetes treatment to curb health spending (May 2017)

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Letter to Senate Finance Committee Chronic Care Working Group on DSMT (May 2017)

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Letter to CMS Administrator Verma on barriers to diabetes self-management training (DSMT) in Medicare (April 2017)

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Letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Price on DAA 2017 Priorities (March 2017)

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Letter to Appropriators re National Diabetes Prevention Program FY18 funding (March 2017)

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Letter of Support for Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act (September 2016)

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Comments to HHS/CMS re Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule (September 2016)

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Letter to HHS, Labor and Treasury re FAQ on new USPSTF Diabetes Screening Guideline (July 2016)

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Comments to CMS re MACRA regulation (June 2016)

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Comments to ICER on Diabetes Prevention Program Draft Report (May 2016)

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Letter to Appropriators re National Diabetes Prevention Program FY17 funding (March 2016)

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Comments to ICER on Review of Diabetes Prevention Programs (March 2016)

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Comments to Senate Finance Committee Chronic Care Working Group (January 2016)

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Comments to Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) on 2017 Payment Notice (December 2015)

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Letter to Speaker Ryan (December 2015)

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Comments to Healthy People 2020 on Proposed Diabetes Screening Objective (November 2015)

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Letter of Support for the Gestational Diabetes Act (October 2015)

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Letter Reaffirming Support for the Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act (September 2015)

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Letter to United States Preventive Services Task Force on screening in youth (July 2015)

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Comments to Senate Finance Committee Chronic Care Working Group (June 2015)

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Letter to Committee & Caucus Leaders Requesting Diabetes Hearing (June 2015)

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Letter to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality on diabetes screening guideline (May 2015)

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Letter to Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight on out-of-pocket cost estimates for Consumers (April 2015)

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Letter to Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Confirmation (March 2015)

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