Urban and Rural Diabetes Initiative Act

This bill would allow the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services to give grants to public or nonprofit health care providers to treat diabetes and related conditions in medically underserved communities. Grant recipients would have to provide routine diabetes care, public education on diabetes prevention, eye care, foot care, and treatment for kidney disease and other complications. They would also have to offer services in languages and ways that fit patients' cultural backgrounds and do outreach to tell the public about the program. The Secretary would have to spread the funds across geographic areas and balance urban and rural needs, and the bill authorizes funding as needed for fiscal years 2026 through 2031.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Maxine Waters Democrat sponsor
• 23 cosponsors