[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 212 (Thursday, November 3, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 66521-66522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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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.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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