| Also tagged in: Department of Health and Human Services, Diet, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal employees, Food, Food relief, Government employees, Government employees' health insurance, Health education, Health policy, Medical care, Medical research, Medical tests, Medicine, Preventive medicine Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to reduce the incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications and establish the position of National Diabetes Coordinator. 3/11/2008--Introduced. National Diabetes Coordinator Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the position of National Diabetes Coordinator, whose duties shall be to: (1) serve as the Secretary's principal advisor on reducing the rates of diabetes and its complications; (2) develop a measurement for the incidence of diabetes; (3) develop and coordinate implementation of a national strategy to reduce the incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications; (4) provide leadership and coordination to ensure that diabetes-related programs and policies of HHS are coordinated internally and with those of relevant federal, state, and local agencies with a goal of avoiding duplication of effort, maximizing [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Affordable housing, Afghanistan, Aged, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Aid to dependent children, AIDS (Disease), Alternative energy sources, Animals, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Auditing Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - S.AMDT.4380 Amendment SA 4380 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 57. Record Vote Number: 79.
Bill TextAn original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. 3/14/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2009, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2008 and FY2010-FY2013. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts, for FY2008-FY2013, with respect to: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits; (5) public debt; and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for Social Security, U.S. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses, and specified major functional categories for FY2008-FY2013.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Department of Health and Human Services, Diet, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal employees, Food, Food relief, Government employees, Government employees' health insurance, Health education, Health policy, Medical care, Medical research, Medical tests, Medicine, Preventive medicine Latest Action: 04/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Bill TextTo reduce the incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications and establish the position of National Diabetes Coordinator. 12/18/2007--Introduced. National Diabetes Coordinator Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the position of National Diabetes Coordinator, whose duties shall be to: (1) serve as the Secretary's principal advisor on reducing the rates of diabetes and its complications; (2) develop a measurement for the incidence of diabetes; (3) develop and coordinate implementation of a national strategy to reduce the incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications; (4) provide leadership and coordination to ensure that diabetes-related programs and policies of HHS are coordinated internally and with those of relevant federal, state, and local agencies with a goal of avoiding duplication of effort, maximizing impact,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Aged, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Budgets, Cancer, Children, Congress, Congressional agencies, Congressional reorganization, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing resolutions, Defense policy, Department of Health and Human Services Latest Action: 12/29/2007 - Signed by President.
Bill TextA bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes. 12/29/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 - (Sec. 101) Title I: Increase in Physician Payment Update; Extension of the Physician Quality Reporting System - (Sec. 101) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) increase the physician payment update; (2) revise the Physician Assistance and Quality Initiative Fund, adding limitations on expenditures; and (3) extend through 2009 the physician quality reporting system Amends the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 to provide for transitional bonus incentive payments for quality reporting in 2008,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Cost effectiveness, Education, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Government information, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Health policy, Higher education, Law, Licenses, Medical care, Medical education, Medical records Latest Action: 12/13/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15469)
Bill TextA bill to catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes in the United States. 12/13/2007--Introduced. Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to: (1) review uptake and 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 seniors and providers of such benefits; and (3) maximize cost-effectiveness in increasing utilization of such benefits.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an advisory group to examine and recommend best practices of employee wellness and disease management programs.Directs the Secretary to prepare, biennially, a diabetes report card for the nation and for each state.Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 11/14/2007 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14420-14421; text as passed Senate: CR S14421; text of measure as introduced: CR S14405)
Bill TextA resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Diabetes Day. 11/14/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for the goals and ideals of World Diabetes Day. | | Also tagged in: Aged, Chronically ill, Cost effectiveness, Education, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Government information, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Health policy, Higher education, Law, Licenses, Medical care, Medical education Latest Action: 09/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes in the United States. 9/17/2007--Introduced. Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to: (1) review uptake and utilization of the Medicare diabetes screening benefit; (2) establish an outreach program to identify existing efforts to increase awareness of the diabetes screening benefit among Medicare beneficiaries and providers; and (3) maximize economies of scale, cost-effectiveness, and resource allocation in increasing utilization of the diabetes screening benefit. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish an advisory group to examine and recommend best practices of chronic illness employee wellness incentivization and disease management programs. Directs the Secretary to prepare, biennially, a diabetes report card for the nation and for each state. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 11/14/2007 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of World Diabetes Day. 11/13/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for the goals and ideals of World Diabetes Day. | | Also tagged in: Aged, Chronically ill, Education, Employee health benefits, Epidemiology, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Health policy, Health surveys, Higher education, Labor, Medical care, Medical economics Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes in the United States. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to establish an outreach program to: (1) identify existing efforts to increase awareness of the diabetes and screening benefit among Medicare beneficiaries and providers; and (2) maximize economies of scale, cost-effectiveness, and resource allocation in increasing utilization of the Medicare diabetes screening program. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish an advisory group to examine and recommend best practices of chronic illness employee wellness incentivization and disease management programs. Directs the Secretary to prepare, biennially, a diabetes report card for the nation and for each state that: (1) is adaptable by state and local agencies in order to rate or report local diabetes care, costs, and prevalence; and (2) includes trend [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Accreditation (Medical care), Adult day care, Aged, AIDS (Disease), Alabama, Ambulances, Ambulatory care, American Samoa, Armed forces, Birth control, Budgets, Business, Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Child health Latest Action: 09/04/2007 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 338.
Bill TextTo amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes. 8/1/2007--Reported to House amended, Part I. (There are 2 other summaries) Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 - Title I: Children's Health Insurance Program - (Sec. 100) States that it is the purpose of this title to provide dependable and stable funding for children's health insurance under titles XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) (also known as SCHIP) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) in order to enroll all six million uninsured children who are eligible, but not enrolled, for coverage today. Subtitle A: Funding - (Sec. 101) Prescribes formulae for new base CHIP allotments for states and territories beginning with FY2008. (Sec. [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 06/28/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the occurrence of diabetes in Medicare beneficiaries by extending coverage under Medicare for medical nutrition therapy services to such beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. 6/28/2007--Introduced. Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare coverage to medical nutrition therapy services for people with pre-diabetes and risk factors for developing type-2 diabetes. | | Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commi
Bill TextTo repeal the reduction in Medicare payment for therapeutic shoes and inserts for individuals with diabetes effected by section 627 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. 6/27/2007--Introduced. Medicare Diabetic Footwear Quality Restoration Act of 2005 - Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to terminate the reduction in Medicare payment for orthopedic shoes and inserts furnished to individuals with diabetes. | | Latest Action: 06/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Type I diabetes and Indians under that Act. 6/18/2007--Introduced. Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY2009-FY2013 for: (1) type I diabetes research; and (2) diabetes prevention and treatment through Indian health facilities. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Aged, Agriculture, Authorization, Bicycles, Block grants, Budgets, Business, Cardiovascular diseases, Child health, Child nutrition, Children, Chronically ill, Civil rights, Clinics, Communication in medicine Latest Action: 06/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, obesity and eating disorder prevention, and for other purposes. 6/12/2007--Introduced. Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act or the IMPACT Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand an existing grant program for training for health profession students to include the treatment of individuals who are overweight, obese, or have eating disorders. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for the training of primary care physicians and other health professions on how to identify, treat, and prevent obesity or eating disorders and aid individuals who are overweight or obese or who suffer from eating disorders. Requires the Secretary, acting though the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants for the planning and implementation of programs that promote healthy eating behaviors and physical [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Air force, Airports, Alaska, American Battle Monuments Commission, Appellate courts, Appropriations, Arab countries, Architecture, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Armed Forces Retirement Home, Army, Ballistic missile defenses, Boundaries, Budgets, Building construction Latest Action: 09/07/2007 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Bill TextMaking appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 9/6/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Title I: Department of Defense - Appropriates funds for FY2008 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force (military departments), DOD, the Army and Air National Guard, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing and related operation and maintenance for the military departments and DOD; (4) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund; (5) chemical demilitarization construction; and (6) the Department of Defense Base Closure Accounts of [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 05/24/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6863-6864)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Type I diabetes and Indians under that Act. 5/24/2007--Introduced. Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY2009-FY2013 for: (1) type I diabetes research; and (2) diabetes prevention and treatment through Indian health facilities. | | Also tagged in: Breast cancer, Budgets, Cardiovascular diseases, Cervical cancer, Federal aid to health facilities, Food, Health counseling, Health education, Health policy, Health surveys, Medical care, Medical screening, Medicine, Nutrition, Obesity, Osteoporosis Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for additional preventive health services for women. 5/21/2007--Introduced. WISEWOMAN Expansion Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) remove the limit on the number of states that may receive preventive heath services grants; (2) require a competitive review process; and (3) include among the uses for such grants health education, counseling, and interventions for behavioral risk factors and diseases. Authorizes appropriations. | | Also tagged in: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Clinical trials, Department of Health and Human Services, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Government information, Government publicity, Health education, Health surveys, Lifestyle, Medical care, Medical screening, Medicine, Preventive medicine, Quality of care Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5871-5872)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to prevention and treatment of diabetes, and for other purposes. 5/9/2007--Introduced. Diabetes Treatment and Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish the Division of Diabetes Translation to eliminate diabetes.Requires the Director to develop pilot demonstration projects to evaluate various approaches to: (1) screening and identifying persons with pre-diabetes and undiagnosed diabetes; and (2) providing such persons with access to appropriate lifestyle interventions. Requires such projects to be carried out with the goal of translating the Diabetes Prevention Program clinical trial into interventions to reduce the incidence of type-2 diabetes and its related complications in the U.S. population.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director, to engage in partnerships [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Clinical trials, Department of Health and Human Services, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Government information, Government publicity, Health education, Health surveys, Lifestyle, Medical care, Medical screening, Medicine, Preventive medicine, Quality of care Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1000)
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to prevention and treatment of diabetes, and for other purposes. 5/9/2007--Introduced. Diabetes Treatment and Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish the Division of Diabetes Translation to eliminate diabetes.Requires the Director to develop pilot demonstration projects to evaluate various approaches to: (1) screening and identifying persons with pre-diabetes and undiagnosed diabetes; and (2) providing such persons with access to appropriate lifestyle interventions. Requires such projects to be carried out with the goal of translating the Diabetes Prevention Program clinical trial into interventions to reduce the incidence of type-2 diabetes and its related complications in the U.S. population.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director, to engage in partnerships [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Alaska, Asian American ethnic groups, Blacks, Boundaries, Budgets, Child health, Children, Clinical trials, Clinics, College administration, Commemorations, Communications, Community health services, Congressional reporting requirements, Diet Latest Action: 05/08/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and cure diabetes and to promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes for the reduction of health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities. 5/8/2007--Introduced. Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to: (1) conduct, coordinate, and support research and other activities with respect to pre-diabetes and diabetes in minority populations; and (2) conduct and support programs to treat diabetes in minority populations. Requires the Director of NIH, through the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, to provide for: (1) health care professionals' mentoring; and (2) minority health professionals' participation in diabetes-focused [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Child health, Children, Clinical trials, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to research, Health surveys, Medical care, Medical research, Medical screening, Medical statistics, Medicine, Obesity Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3215)
Bill TextA bill to establish an Advisory Committee on Gestational Diabetes, to provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes. 3/15/2007--Introduced. Gestational Diabetes Act of 2007 or the GEDI Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to convene a Research Advisory Committee. Requires the Director of CDC to develop a multisite research project to expand and enhance surveillance data and public health research on gestational diabetes. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of CDC, to award competitive grants to nonprofit organizations or state health agencies for demonstration projects that test specified hypotheses about interventions designed to reduce the incidence of gestational diabetes and obesity among young women and implement relevant activities. Requires the Director [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Child health, Children, Clinical trials, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to research, Health surveys, Medical care, Medical research, Medical screening, Medical statistics, Medicine, Obesity Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo establish an Advisory Committee on Gestational Diabetes, to provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes. 3/15/2007--Introduced. Gestational Diabetes Act of 2007 or the GEDI Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to convene a Research Advisory Committee. Requires the Director of CDC to develop a multisite research project to expand and enhance surveillance data and public health research on gestational diabetes. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of CDC, to award competitive grants to nonprofit organizations or state health agencies for demonstration projects that test specified hypotheses about interventions designed to reduce the incidence of gestational diabetes and obesity among young women and implement relevant activities. Requires the Director of [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Armed forces, Defense policy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Disabled, Evidence (Law), Ex-prisoners of war, Executive departments, Families, Law, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Osteoporosis, Pensions, Science policy Latest Action: 03/13/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Bill TextA bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war. 3/13/2007--Introduced. Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2007 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions with respect to former prisoners of war (POW) to repeal the currently required 30-day minimum period of internment prior to the presumption of service connection for certain listed diseases, for purposes of the payment of veterans' disability compensation. Adds the following diseases to the above listed diseases: diabetes (type 2) and osteoporosis. Requires: (1) such presumption also with respect to any disease that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines warrants such presumption by reason of having a positive association with the experience of being a prisoner of war; and (2) the Secretary to make such a determination within 60 days after a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War that such presumption be established [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Asian American ethnic groups, Blacks, Cardiovascular diseases, Health policy, Hispanic Americans, Hypertension, Indian medical care, Medicaid, Medical care, Medical screening, Medicine, Minorities, Minority health, Obesity, Welfare Latest Action: 03/02/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to provide diabetes screening tests under the Medicaid program for adult enrollees with diabetes risk factors, to ensure that States offer a comprehensive package of benefits under that program for individuals with diabetes, and for other purposes. 3/2/2007--Introduced. Diabetes Screening and Medicaid Savings Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require states to provide diabetes screening tests under the Medicaid program for adult enrollees with diabetes risk factors. Provides a comprehensive package for individuals with diabetes. | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Armed forces, Defense policy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Disabled, Evidence (Law), Ex-prisoners of war, Executive departments, Families, Law, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Osteoporosis, Pensions, Science policy Latest Action: 03/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war. 2/27/2007--Introduced. Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2007 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions with respect to former prisoners of war (POW) to repeal the currently required 30-day minimum period of internment prior to the presumption of service connection for certain listed diseases, for purposes of the payment of veterans' disability compensation. Adds the following diseases to the above listed diseases diabetes (type 2) and osteoporosis. Requires: (1) such presumption also with respect to any disease that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines warrants such presumption by reason of having a positive association with the experience of being a prisoner of war; and (2) the Secretary to make such a determination within 60 days after a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War that such presumption be established for a non-listed [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Cardiovascular diseases, Chronically ill, Communication in medicine, Communications, Health policy, Medical care, Medical fees, Medical instruments and apparatus, Medical technology, Medicare, Medicine, Physicians, Sleep disorders, Technology Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2000-2002, S2079)
Bill TextA bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions under the Medicare Program. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Communications, Community health services, Eye care, Federal aid to health facilities, Health education, Health policy, Kidney diseases, Language and languages, Medical care, Medicine, Minorities, Minority health, Preventive medicine Latest Action: 02/14/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities. 2/13/2007--Introduced. Minority Diabetes Initiative Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities. Requires the Secretary to ensure that such grants cover a variety of diabetes-related health care services, including routine care for diabetic patients, public education on diabetes prevention and control, eye care, foot care, and treatment for kidney disease and other complications of diabetes. | | Also tagged in: Alcoholism, Alternative medicine, Asthma, Authorization, Breast cancer, Budgets, Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Cervical cancer, Child health, Children, Chronically ill, Colleges, Communicable diseases, Community health services, Congress Latest Action: 01/30/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1332)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act. 1/30/2007--Introduced. Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Reauthorizes for for FY2007-FY2012 and revises the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act. Requires any Department of Health and Human Services grant to or contract with Papa Ola Lokahi (an organization of public agencies and private organizations focused on improving the health status of Native Hawaiians) to support community-based initiatives that reflect holistic approaches to health. Requires Papa Ola Lokahi to report to Congress on the impact of federal and state health care financing mechanisms and policies on the health and well-being of Native Hawaiians. Makes Papa Ola Lokahi eligible to receive research endowments under the Public Health Service Act. Adds to authorized services the support of culturally appropriate activities enhancing health and wellness, including [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextUrging increased Federal funding for juvenile (Type 1) diabetes research. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Declares that federal funding for diabetes research should be increased in accordance with the recommendations of the Diabetes Research Working Group so that a cure for juvenile diabetes can be found. |
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