1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Special Diabetes Programs Expire in FY2020: Policy Considerations and Extension Proposals Kavya Sekar Analyst in Health Policy Elayne J. Heisler Specialist in Health Services Updated January 16, 2020 Under the Balanced Bud
2、get Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-33), Congress amended the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to create two special diabetes programs. The firstthe Special Diabetes Program for Type I Diabetes (PHSA 330B; U.S.C. 42 254c-2)provides funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to award grants to study t
3、ype I diabetes. The secondthe Special Diabetes Program for Indians (PHSA 330C; U.S.C. 42 254c-3)provides funding to the Indian Health Service (IHS) to award grants for activities related to preventing and treating diabetes for American Indians and Alaska Natives at IHS-funded facilities. This Insigh
4、t describes both programs and their funding histories. An estimated 9.4% of the U.S. population has diabetes (including both type 1 and type 2), and diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in 2017. Diabetes disproportionately affects certain subpopulations, especially American Indians and Al
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