A new survey from the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) found that Medicare’s Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) significantly reduced beneficiary choice and access to commonly used diabetes testing supplies, adding to previous studies showing the unnecessary risk competitive bidding puts on people with diabetes.

Digital health leader WellDoc and leading diabetes healthcare organization, the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), announced today they will partner to incorporate the “AADE Diabetes Education Curriculum: A Guide to Successful Self-Management” in the BlueStar® digital therapeutic platform.

The American Journal of Managed Care and the American Association of Diabetes Educators have collaborated on a special joint issue of Evidence-Based Diabetes Management, which focuses on the growing evidence for payer coverage of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support and the Diabetes Prevention Program.

National Diabetes Education Week (November 6 - 12) begins with important focus.

The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) is pleased to see Medicare’s continued focus on ensuring the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) will be a reimbursable benefit starting January 2018, in accordance with the final 2017 Physician Fee Schedule released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

A new original research report from the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) shows the impact of the AADE Diabetes Prevention Programs (DPP), which help participants lose weight and lead healthier lives to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes by working with a diabetes educator.