Is diabetes education/self-management training covered (reimbursed) by my health plan?
Medicare covers 80% of the costs of education (within limits) and you can call us for more information. The Diabetes Society also has contracts with many insurance plans, IPAs and HMOs such as Santa Clara County Individual Practice Association (SCCIPA), Physicians Medical Group (PMG), Santa Clara Family Health Plan (SCFHP-managed care medi-cal), and Valley Health Plan (VHP). These plans generally cover our programs with a minimal (co-pay) cost to you. More and more health plans are seeing that covering the cost of diabetes education and/or nutrition counseling (known as medical nutrition therapy) is beneficial. The best advice is to call the 800 number on the back of your health plan card to determine what they pay for in regards to diabetes self-management training.
