3.0.0 1860 2023-01-15T23:18:01Z 2023-01-15T23:18:01Z House H HR 2003-04-29 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2003-05-09T16:12:09Z Referred to 2003-04-29T18:02:45Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2003-04-29T18:02:50Z 2003-05-09 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2003-04-29 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2003-04-29 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-04-29 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2003-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000263 Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] SANDER LEVIN D MI M. 12 N F000238 Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] MARK FOLEY R FL 16 2003-04-29 True M000590 Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21] MICHAEL MCNULTY D NY R. 21 2003-05-06 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2003-05-06 False A000359 Resident Commissioner Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large] ANIBAL ACEVEDO-VILA D PR 0 2003-05-06 False K000172 Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] DALE KILDEE D MI E. 5 2003-05-06 False F000392 Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] MARTIN FROST D TX 24 2003-05-06 False W000784 Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] ALBERT WYNN D MD R. 4 2003-06-05 False W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2003-06-05 False M000249 Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5] ROBERT MATSUI D CA T. 5 2003-06-05 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2003-06-05 False O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2003-06-05 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2003-06-05 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2003-06-05 False L000090 Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] TOM LANTOS D CA 12 2003-06-05 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2003-10-17 False Health Accident prevention Accidents Agriculture and Food Ambulatory care Cardiovascular diseases Cervical cancer Cholesterol Coinsurance Colon cancer Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Cost effectiveness Department of Health and Human Services Diabetes Drug abuse Drug abuse treatment Drug utilization Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Eye care Eye diseases Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publications Government publicity Health counseling Health education Health insurance Health maintenance organizations Hormones Hypertension Influenza Mammography Managed care Medical economics Medical fees Medical research Medical screening Medical tests Medicare Menopause Mental depression Mental health services Nutrition Osteoporosis Ovarian cancer Physical examinations Pneumonia Preventive medicine Prostate cancer Quality of life Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Smokeless tobacco Smoking Social Welfare Stroke Vaccination Vaccines Women Women's health Health 00 2003-04-29 Introduced in House 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Directs the Secretary to conduct demonstration projects to promote disease self-management for conditions identified by the Working Group for target individuals.

Amends SSA title XVIII to outline Medicare coverage of various specified preventive services, including: (1) therapy and counseling for cessation of tobacco use, and counseling for post-menopausal women; (2) screening for diminished visual acuity, and screening for depression; and (3) medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, or a renal disease.

Provides for: (1) expansion of eligibility for bone mass measurement; and (2) inclusion of the office visit associated with the screening colonoscopy in the screening colonoscopy benefit.

Directs the Secretary to integrate supplemental preventive health services with existing program integrity measures.

Permits waiver of coinsurance and deductibles for certain preventive services, such as: (1) diabetes outpatient self-management training services; (2) colorectal and prostate cancer screening tests; and (3) bone mass measurement.

Provides for coverage of initial preventive physical examination.

Directs the Secretary to take specified informational actions to promote the use by Medicare beneficiaries of preventive health benefits.

Directs the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct a national falls prevention and awareness campaign among Medicare beneficiaries.]]>

Medicare Wellness Act of 2003 Display Title Medicare Wellness Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To promote primary and secondary health promotion and disease prevention services and activities among the elderly, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add preventive health benefits, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Wellness Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-04-29T04:00:00Z 2003-05-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.