US SB2806 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-11-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-11-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Building Efforts for Wellness and Encouraging Longer Lives Act or the BE WELL Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish standards for programs of health promotion and disease prevention (wellness programs), including a system of rewards and reimbursements for voluntarily adopting healthy behaviors, including participation in fitness and smoking cessation programs. Applies such standards to group plans under the Public Health Service Act and federal employee health benefit plans. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a 10-state demonstration project to apply wellness program standards to state health insurance plans.
Title
BE WELL Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] | Sen. John Ensign [R-NV] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
SB1796 (Related) 2009-10-19 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 184.
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health promotion and preventive care
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/2806/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s2806/BILLS-111s2806is.pdf |
