Senator Kay Hagan's Crusade for Better HealthCare

Senator Kay Hagan introduced the Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act back in 2009.

This is used to better track diabetes on a national level.  In North Carolina, there were only a 10% of individuals suffering from diabetes.  Currently, that number has double.

 According to the Congressional Research Service this act “requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to:

 (1) review uptake and the utilization of diabetes screening benefits to identify and address problems with utilization and data collection mechanisms; 

(2) establish an outreach program to identify existing efforts to increase awareness among senior and providers of such benefits; and 

(3) maximize cost-effectiveness in increasing utilization of such benefits.”

To sum it up, the bill will help educate, push more information on the disease, and create more funding for research.

One of the best features is that young adults can remain on their parents' insurance up to the age of 26!

"I know that with the knowledge we have today, my niece can live her life with this disease with much more ease," states Chris Biggs.