US HB6548 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on September 21 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-09-21 - Referred to House Ways and Means
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 21 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-09-21 - Referred to House Ways and Means
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Diabetes Prevention Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make payments from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to qualified third-party intermediaries for diabetes prevention services furnished to prediabetic Medicare beneficiaries by eligible entities in local communities that are networked and managed by such third-party intermediaries.
Title
Diabetes Prevention Act of 2012
Sponsors
| Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC] | Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-21 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| 2012-09-21 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2012-09-21 | House | 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 committee concerned. |
Subjects
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicare
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6548/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6548/BILLS-112hr6548ih.pdf |
