HealthLeaders Media August 15, 2025
After years of saying it’s not as good as in-person care, CMS is now proposing to allow the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program to include all-virtual courses through 2029.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Despite an intense lobbying effort, CMS has long restricted virtual platforms in the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program, saying online teaching isn’t as effective as in-person courses.
– CMS has now proposed allowing all-virtual courses in the MDPP through 2029, opening the door to virtual care management companies as well as hospitals and health systems looking to expand their chronic care management services.
– Advocates say telehealth can expand the platform for providers and bring in many more people who either can’t or don’t want to attend in-person courses.
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