# 119-s-1925: Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2025

119-s-1925, Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-29).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1925
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-02
- Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-29

## Summary

**Expand Medicare coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training (DSMT)**. The bill would let qualified nonphysician practitioners supervise and provide DSMT, set an initial 10 hours of training plus 2 hours per year thereafter, bar limits when services are medically necessary, change cost-sharing so Medicare covers DSMT up to the lesser of the actual charge or the fee schedule and the deductible would not apply, and require a CMS Innovation Center test of virtual DSMT.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Lower Medicare costs for diabetes training: benefit, medium. If enacted, Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes would get broader and cheaper diabetes self-management training starting January 1, 2027. Medicare would pay 100% of the lesser of the providers actual charge or the Medicare fee-schedule amount for DSMT, and the Part B deductible would not apply to…
- Test online diabetes training for Medicare: benefit, low. If enacted, CMS would launch a test model by January 1, 2026 to study virtual diabetes self-management training for Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes. The model would test qualified web-based programs and measure A1c reductions, diabetes-related hospitalizations, DSMT use (including rural and un…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-2178: Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2025
- 119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025
- 119-s-2398: Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1925 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1925)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-2178: Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2178)
- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-2398: Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2398)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1925 (as of 2026-04-29).