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DLC Brief: Type 1 Diabetes Screening
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DLC and DPAC Joint Statement on Congress' End of Year Spending Package
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DLC and DPAC Joint Statement on the FTC’s Case Against Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)
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Consensus Statement: Towards the standardisation of adult person-reported outcome domains in diabetes research
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The Diabetes Leadership Council Recognizes Three Congressional Leaders as Diabetes Champions
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DLC and DPAC issue joint statement on Tennessee decision to reject legislation that would cap insulin costs
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DLC & DPAC Comment on Medicare CGM Coverage
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Test Strip Contamination In Multi-Patient Settings
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Diabetes community urges equal T1D & T2D vaccine priority
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When You Have Diabetes, but No Adequate Health Insurance
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Court Strikes Down HHS Rule that Allowed Insurers  to Not Count Copay Assistance
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Sanofi Joins Lilly, Novo in Reducing Certain Insulin Prices
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Improve CGM Access for Arizona Kids
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Pulse: Extreme Heat in High Risk Populations
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FTC votes against probing the controversial practices of PBMs
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Capitol Report: Insulin Pricing Policy Briefing
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Letter to CMS: Chronic Kidney Disease Treatment
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Diabetes Advocates Call for CDC Guidance on COVID Vaccine Boosters
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Telehealth Stakeholder Letter to Senate
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Less Talk, More Action on Diabetes
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Press Briefing: Patient Groups Challenge Insurers to Stop Forcing Patients to Pay More for Drugs
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Headed Away to School? Here’s What Students With Health Issues Need to Know
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FTC Launches Inquiry into PBM Industry
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Patient advocates are bristling
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Statements and Letters

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DLC/DPAC Letter to HHC_CMS Regarding CGM LCD and Insulin Pump NCD
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DLC/DPAC Stakeholder Letter of Support for CGM LCD Reconsideration Request
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DLC/DPAC Request Local Coverage Determination Reconsideration
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Fast Facts

#7
Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. and is likely underreported
1 in 3
People with prediabetes do not know they have it
1 in 5
People with diabetes do not know they have it
90-95%
People with diabetes who have type 2 diabetes
5-10%
People with diabetes who have type 1 diabetes
122 MILLION
Americans with diabetes
2.3x
Higher higher average medical costs for a person with diabetes compared to a person without diabetes
$16,750
Annual average medical spending for a person with diabetes, of which $9,600 is directly attributed to diabetes
$1 in $4
U.S. health care dollars related to diabetes
$237 BILLION
Direct medical costs related to diagnosed diabetes in the U.S. (in 2017, now more than $260 billion inflation adjusted to 2021)
$327 BILLION
Total estimated cost of diagnosed diabetes in the U.S. (2017)
#7
Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. and is likely underreported
1 in 3
People with prediabetes do not know they have it
1 in 5
People with diabetes do not know they have it
90-95%
People with diabetes who have type 2 diabetes
5-10%
People with diabetes who have type 1 diabetes
122 MILLION
Americans with diabetes
2.3x
Higher higher average medical costs for a person with diabetes compared to a person without diabetes
$16,750
Annual average medical spending for a person with diabetes, of which $9,600 is directly attributed to diabetes
$1 in $4
U.S. health care dollars related to diabetes
$237 BILLION
Direct medical costs related to diagnosed diabetes in the U.S. (in 2017, now more than $260 billion inflation adjusted to 2021)
$327 BILLION
Total estimated cost of diagnosed diabetes in the U.S. (2017)

Policy Recommendations to Improve U.S. Health Care

Patient costs for medicines, equipment and supplies should reflect all discounts and rebates negotiated or mandated across the supply chain, just like other health care products and services. National level rebate reform is a critical step to help patients afford their medicines and confront perverse financial incentives in the current system.

Download Our Consensus Statement