Based on these findings, Medicare plans to cover DPP delivered in clinical and non-clinical settings, including remotely (by web or phone) beginning in 2018. Medicare will reimburse organizations that implement the Medicare DPP program, a 12-month program that uses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved National Diabetes Prevention Program curriculum and consists of 16 core sessions delivered over 16-26 weeks and the option of monthly core maintenance sessions over 6 months if the Medicare beneficiary achieves and maintains a minimum 5% weight loss of their initial weight.