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Medicaid Coverage
The first page in this Medicaid Coverage section is the Policy to Payment Roadmap, an overview of the activities involved in coverage and operationalization of the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) lifestyle change program.
The next four pages linked below outline ways state Medicaid funds and federal Medicaid matching funds can be attained to cover the program in Medicaid. The final two pages below describe considerations for determining the Medicaid enrolled provider type that will be delivering the program, and the pathway to Medicaid coverage taken by states that are currently covering the program.
To see which states are offering the National DPP lifestyle change program as a Medicaid covered benefit, visit the State Medicaid Coverage section of the Participating Payers and Employers page.
Medicaid coverage of the National DPP lifestyle change program can help increase access to the program in socially vulnerable and low resource areas. These areas may be hardest hit by the long-term effects of chronic disease and the direct and indirect impacts of pandemics, like COVID-19.
Brandley, A. et. al. (2021, August). The Connection between COVID-19 and Type 2 Diabetes: Underscoring the Need for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management. National Association of Chronic Disease Directors and the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute.
The Policy to Payment Roadmap provides a high-level overview of activities that lead to coverage and operationalization of the National DPP lifestyle change program in Medicaid, based on the experiences of states that have achieved Medicaid coverage of the program. It also links to Coverage Toolkit pages where you can learn more about each activity.
This page describes the role a state’s legislature can play in establishing Medicaid coverage for the National DPP lifestyle change program, and how stakeholders can engage with the legislature. It also provides the text of National DPP related legislation from numerous states.
Generally, if the policies or processes a state intends to implement for Medicaid coverage of the National DPP lifestyle change program can be accomplished through the Medicaid State Plan, a state must use the Medicaid State Plan to attain federal Medicaid matching funds for the program. This section provides information on how the National DPP lifestyle change program can be included in the Medicaid State Plan, when a State Plan Amendment (SPA) is necessary, and multiple state examples.
If the policies or processes a state intends to implement for Medicaid coverage of the National DPP lifestyle change program cannot fit within the existing Medicaid program requirements included under the Social Security Act, an 1115 waiver may be an appropriate avenue to attain federal Medicaid matching funds for the program. This section provides information on how the National DPP lifestyle change program can be included in an 1115 waiver, along with state examples.
This page describes the dynamic and flexible role managed care organizations (MCOs) can play in promoting coverage of the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) lifestyle change program in Medicaid.
State Medicaid agencies must decide who will deliver the National DPP lifestyle change program to Medicaid beneficiaries. States have two options: they can use an existing provider type to deliver the program or they can create a new provider type.
Learn how these states moved forward with Medicaid coverage of the National DPP lifestyle change program, and unique features of how the program was implemented.
