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On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
I am an original cosponsor of the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act that we will be reintroducing shortly that would require Medicare to provide coverage for community-based intervention that is offered through hospitals such as the YMCA to help pre-diabetic adults avoid becoming full-fledged, having full-fledged diabetes.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins discusses her support for a Medicare act to prevent diabetes.

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