Bipartisan letter to leadership on Special Diabetes Program signed by 268 members
April 26, 2012
Dear Speaker Boehner and Minority Leader Pelosi,
We write to ask for your continued support of the Special Diabetes Program as we work in a bipartisan manner on its reauthorization. The Special Diabetes Program is demonstrating real returns on the federal investment it has received and is creating a brighter future for Americans burdened by diabetes.
Diabetes costs this country over $174 billion annually and these costs are expected to nearly triple in the next 25 years. Fortunately, the Special Diabetes Program is yielding research advances that are helping to better treat and prevent this disease, bringing us closer to a cure for type 1 diabetes, and hopefully bringing diabetes-related costs under control.