3.0.0 3830 2023-01-11T13:17:52Z 2023-01-11T13:17:52Z House H HR 2009-10-15 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-10-16T18:47:13Z Referred to 2009-10-15T14:04:31Z 2009-10-16 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-10-15 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-10-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 N Health Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health promotion and preventive care Medical tests and diagnostic methods Physical fitness and lifestyle Health 00 2009-10-15 Introduced in House 2010-01-27T15:57:34Z Health and Wellness for Americans Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop an individual chronic disease prevention and wellness achievement matrix to: (1) assist individuals to lower their risks of chronic disease; (2) achieve overall reductions in the incidence of chronic disease on a national scale; and (3) lay the foundation for future policies that incentivize achievements.

Requires the matrix to consist of easily measurable, demonstrable, clinical factors for: (1) achieving the recommended body mass index (or alternatively, an individual's recommended waist circumference); (2) achieving recommended lipid profile levels that make up a full lipid panel (or alternatively, the recommended ratio of high density lipoprotein [HDL] to low density lipoprotein [LDL]); (3) achieving the recommended blood pressure level; (4) completing all cancer screenings for age and gender, based on guidelines of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; (5) achieving nonsmoking status; and (6) achieving the recommended fasting blood sugar level (or if diabetic, the recommended hemoglobin A1c level).

]]> Health and Wellness for Americans Act of 2009 Display Title Health and Wellness for Americans Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop an individual chronic disease prevention and wellness achievement matrix. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Health and Wellness for Americans Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-10-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3830ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3830ih.xml 2009-10-16 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.