3.0.0 3373 2023-01-11T20:37:36Z 2023-01-11T20:37:36Z House H HR 2007-08-03 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-08-03T18:22:41Z Referred to 2007-08-03T13:08:00Z Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007 110 3544 HR 2007-09-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007 110 2479 S 2007-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2007-08-03 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-08-03 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-08-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-08-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001173 Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18] Zachary Space D OH T. 18 N D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2007-08-03 True G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2007-08-03 True C000243 Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] MICHAEL CASTLE R DE N. 0 2007-08-03 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2007-09-06 False Health Chronically ill Diabetes Education Employee health benefits Epidemiology Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Health surveys Higher education Labor and Employment Medical economics Medical education Medical research Medical screening Medical statistics Medical tests Medicare Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Vital statistics Health 00 2007-08-03 Introduced in House 2007-11-19T19:48:36Z 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 analysis in order to track progress in meeting established national goals and objectives and to inform policy and program development.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to conduct, support, and promote the collection, analysis, and publication of data on the prevalence and incidence of type 1 and 2 diabetes and of pre-diabetes. Requires such activities to include an assessment of diabetes as a primary or underlying cause of death. Allows the Secretary to promote the addition to death certificates of language to improve the collection of diabetes mortality data.

Requires the Secretary to conduct a study of the impact of diabetes on the practice of medicine in the United Sates and the level of diabetes medical education that should be required prior to licensure, board certification, and board recertification.

]]> Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes in the United States. Introduced in House IH Display Title Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-08-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3373ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3373ih.xml 2007-08-03 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.