Public Comments for: HB610 - Health insurance; coverage for diabetes.
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Last Name: Moran Locality: Manassas

I'm not sure which bill I'm commenting on entirely. All I know for sure is I'm a type 1 diabetic of 30 years. And our government seems to care very little about my health or the insane costs of the medication that I absolutely have to have to live. Or getting the care I need. Which has been expensive, and has kept me struggling to survive pay rent or see the many doctors I need to see. I am ready to share my story. About my lows where I wake up in the hospital then wind up with an $8000 hospital bill as well as a $4000 bill for a 10 minute ambulance ride. Or about my highs, or just about the struggle of being a Diabetic who was uninsured who struggles to survive in a government that seems to care more about pharmaceutical companies profits than it's citizens health. I have quite a bit to say on the subject and my struggles as a diabetic.

Last Name: Billger Organization: American Diabetes Association Locality: Alexandria

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On behalf of the American Diabetes Association, representing 743,024 people in Virginia with diagnosed diabetes and and the estimated 51,233 diagnosed with diabetes every year, please accept the following public testimony in support of HB 610.

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VA NAACP support HB 238,610 and 935

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Last Name: Billger Organization: American Diabetes Association Locality: Fairfax County

Chair Maldonado and Honorable Members of House Labor and Commerce – Subcommittee #1: On behalf of the more than 3.1 million Virginians with or at risk for diabetes, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) thanks Delegate Price for her leadership in authoring House Bill 610 - specifying health plan coverage for insulin and certain diabetes equipment, supplies, and services. Specifying coverage for insulin, continuous glucose monitors, accessible blood glucose monitors for individuals who are legally blind, emergency glucagon kits, regular foot care, and eye exams will ensure that Virginians living with diabetes will have access to the health care they need to manage a relentless disease that can lead to costly and horrific complications such as amputation, blindness, kidney failure, heart attack, and even death. The ADA is also strongly in support of the bill's language for diabetes self-management education and training (DSME/T) and medical nutrition therapy (MNT) visits to be covered/conducted in-person or via telemedicine. The COVID-19 pandemic shed a light on the many health care services that can be appropriately delivered via telehealth. Allowing for telehealth services can address barriers to care including transportation, mobility, difficulty in getting time off from work, difficulty in obtaining childcare, and living in a rural community that may be far from facilities providing these much-needed in-person services. Among ADA’s Legislative and Regulatory Priorities are to ensure all people with and at risk for diabetes are covered under public and private health insurance. Proper management of diabetes reduces costly complications. The Association estimated that the total direct medical expenses for diagnosed diabetes in Virginia was $6.1 billion in 2017, with an additional $2.3 billion spent on indirect costs like lost productivity. By keeping supplies, services and treatment affordable and accessible, we can help keep people with diabetes out of the ER and the hospital, and away from expensive and potentially disabling or deadly complications. HB 610 will help achieve that goal and we encourage the Committee's support. Thank you for your consideration. Should you have any questions, please reach out to me at mbillger@diabetes.org

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