Presidential Document2022-24162
National Diabetes Month, 2022
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November 3, 2022
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October 31, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 212 (Thursday, November 3, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24162]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 212 / Thursday, November 3, 2022 /
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Proclamation 10486 of October 31, 2022
National Diabetes Month, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
This month, we acknowledge more than 37 million
Americans living with diabetes who inspire us to
develop better treatment options, make life-saving
medicines more affordable, and finally find a cure for
this disease.
Over 10 percent of Americans have Type 1, Type 2, or
gestational diabetes, and tens of millions more remain
at risk of developing this chronic condition. While the
scientific community has made strides over the past
several decades to help patients manage symptoms, too
many loved ones must still contend with the daily
challenge of managing blood sugar levels, the dangers
of long-term health complications, and the frustration
of being diagnosed with a disease that has yet to be
cured. Despite it costing only $10 to manufacture a
vial of insulin, drug companies can charge more than 30
times that, leaving families struggling to pay for
life-saving medicine. The inability to afford vital
treatment not only deprives people of a healthy
existence but also of their dignity. This is especially
true for people of color, who have higher rates of
diabetes.
Health care should be a right, not a privilege. That is
the America we are building. In August, after decades
of big pharmaceutical companies blocking meaningful
change, I signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law,
which caps the cost of a month's supply of insulin at
$35 per prescription for over 3 million seniors on
Medicare. I am committed to lowering the cost of
insulin for everyone, including hundreds of thousands
of children with Type 1 diabetes. In March, I secured
$1 billion in bipartisan funding from the Congress to
create the Advanced Research Project Agencies for
Health (ARPA-H) to drive medical breakthroughs in
prevention, detection, and treatment of diabetes and
other diseases. Modeled after the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that made pivotal
discoveries leading to the invention of the internet,
GPS, and so much more, ARPA-H will help our Nation
pursue bold, audacious, and life-saving advances that
improve the health and well-being of every American.
In September, my Administration also convened the first
White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
in over 50 years and set a goal to end hunger and
reduce diet-related diseases, like diabetes, by 2030
while also continuing to reduce the health disparities
that persist in underserved communities. My
Administration released the White House National
Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, which
focuses on improving food access and affordability,
integrating nutrition and health, empowering consumers
to make and have access to healthy choices, supporting
physical activity for all, and enhancing nutrition and
food insecurity research. In this strategy, we commit
to better preventing and managing diabetes, expanding
access to nutrition counseling, and working with the
Congress to make the Medicare Diabetes Prevention
Program permanent and cost-effective.
I have also taken steps to strengthen the Affordable
Care Act, which connects people with vital screening
and services for diabetes and related health issues. I
am making the newest and most effective COVID-19
vaccines accessible to all Americans, which will save
lives--particularly for people living with diabetes who
are often more vulnerable to the worst effects
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of COVID-19. Throughout this work, my Administration is
also determined to provide equal access to health care
to those who are disproportionately affected by
diabetes and often are least likely to receive the
support they need, including Black, Brown, and Native
Americans.
During National Diabetes Month, my Administration
continues the fight to lower the cost of lifesaving
insulin for families so that no parent is forced to
ration vital medication and no child needs to skip
dosages because basic treatment is unaffordable. We
offer gratitude to the dedicated medical professionals,
researchers, advocates, and caregivers who support
loved ones living with diabetes and bring us closer to
ending this disease once and for all. We stand by every
American diagnosed with diabetes, honor their strength
and resolve, and commit to helping them live full and
healthy lives.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim the month of
November 2022 as National Diabetes Month. I call upon
all Americans, school systems, government agencies,
nonprofit organizations, health care providers,
research institutions, and other interested groups to
join in activities that raise diabetes awareness and
help prevent, treat, and manage this disease.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord
two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.
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